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✒️ Today, Soni Wadhwa (@soni_archivist) reviews “Who Owns the Past?” by Shaan Kashyap @VintageBooks buff.ly/SNqxPah
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Join us for Kazakhstan at 35: A Symposium on a Transforming Nation on 4 Nov at @KingsCollegeLon & online. With the @UKinKZ @CA_Survey and @caspiancenter Free hybrid event; in-person places limited! Registration essential. Register in the comments. #Kazakhstan
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What does it mean to understand the many Chinas? Hugh Battye draws on 15 years in mainland China to explore its diversity, from urban life to rural Muslim and Tibetan Buddhist communities, and the challenge of writing about China with nuance and objectivity. Link in comments.
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📖 This Friday, Shehrazade Zafar-Arif reviews “The Courtesan, Her Lover, and I” by Tarana Husain Khan @HachetteIndia buff.ly/hkPQ7tM
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🎧️ This week's ARB @NewBooksNetwork podcast features host Nicholas Gordon (@nickrigordon) in conversation with Michael Dillon, author of “Shanghai: The Story of China’s Most Dynamic City” @YalePress 👇️ Listen below and wherever you get your podcasts! buff.ly/Z4x1eka
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📚️ Today, Susan Blumberg-Kason (@Susan_BK) reviews “Have You Seen Romit?” by Chital Mehta @UnivNebPress buff.ly/92ZMyFM
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✒️ Today, Peter Gordon reviews “Hong Kong Art Deco Architecture: Unveiling the Hidden Heritage” by Prudence Leung Kwok Lau and Vanessa Winghei Yeung @CUHKofficial buff.ly/hiZoNGS
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🗞️ This week's ARB Newsletter has arrived! Catch up on the latest book reviews, podcast episode and more. 👇️ Follow the link below to read more... buff.ly/4V344xj
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Imagining A City: Moving Image, Architecture and the Urban Memory of Dushanbe - join us for this hybrid lecture with Anisa Sabiri and Oyat Shukurov, on 29 October 2026 at 14:00. Find out more in the comments. #Dushanbe #Tajikistan Image – Zero Sum, Anisa Sabiri, 2026
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Israel Votes: Security, Sovereignty and the Search for a New Consensus - join us for this online panel discussion with @ShiraEfron, Prof Alain Dieckhoff and @EhudEiran moderated by Sir Tom Phillips KCMG, on 19 October 2026 at 18:30 BST. Find out more in the comments. #Israel
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📚️ This Sunday, Peter Gordon reviews “The Fifth Crusade: A History of the Epic Campaign to Conquer Egypt ” by Thomas Smith @YalePress buff.ly/6cf0BX9
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📚️ This weekend, Vikram Zutshi (@VikramZutshi) reviews “Yakuza: A 400-Year History of the Japanese Underworld ” by Andrew Rankin @eandtbooks buff.ly/3vKYUhN
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What can Cecil Clementi’s story teach us about diplomacy and cultural understanding? Our latest blog by Graham Hutchings explores China, Hong Kong, colonial power and a changing political landscape. Link in comments. #HongKong #China #Diplomacy
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✒️ Today, Phyllis Teo reviews “Up the River of Time: The Chinese Painting Tradition of Qingming Shanghe” by Cheng-hua Wang @Harvard_Press buff.ly/A0n6nnu
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🎧️ This week's ARB @NewBooksNetwork Podcast features Nicholas Gordon (@nickrigordon) in conversation with Michael Khodarkovsky, author of “The Steppe and Its Empires“ @YalePress 👇️ Listen at the link below and wherever you get your podcasts! buff.ly/8RraTIe
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🌏 RSAA Travel Awards 2027 Are you aged 21–28 and planning research or a project involving travel in Asia? You could receive up to £2,000 to support your project, plus 2 years’ RSAA membership. 📅 Apply by 31 January 2027 Find out more via the link in the comments. #Asia
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Israel Votes: Security, Sovereignty and the Search for a New Consensus - join us for this online panel discussion with @ShiraEfron, Prof Alain Dieckhoff and @EhudEiran moderated by Sir Tom Phillips KCMG, on 19 October 2026 at 18:30 BST. Find out more in the comments. #Israel
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📖 This Wednesday, Susan Blumberg-Kason (@Susan_BK) reviews “Red Seal” by Rosa Kwon Easton, published by Lake Union. buff.ly/KOQ4cmK
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📢 We’re recruiting a new CEO The RSAA is looking for an ambitious, entrepreneurial leader to shape our next chapter. Strong fundraising, leadership and relationship-building skills essential. Find out more and apply here using the link in the comments. #CEO #CharityJobs #Asia
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