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Asian Affairs

Asian Affairs is the quarterly journal of the Royal Society for Asian Affairs, published continuously since 1914.

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Library & Archive

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Events

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Upcoming Events

Sinostan: China’s Inadvertent Empire

Raffaello Pantucci
11 December 2024 14.00 GMT
Online

Raiders, Rulers, and Traders: The Horse and the Rise of Empires

David Chaffetz, 22 January 2025 18.30 GMT At the Army & Navy In collaboration with The Iran Society
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Silk Roads at the British Museum

A tour of the Silk Roads exhibition at the British Museum with introductory talk for RSAA members.
28 January 2025 10.30 GMT

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Fashionable Rivers: Social Inequalities and Pollution in Dhaka

Dr Sonia Hoque
19 February 2025 14.00 GMT
Online

Amu Darya: River to a Missing Sea

Film Screening with James Chapman
2 April 2025 14.00 BST
At the Royal Astronomical Society and Online

Lorimer: His Gazetteer and Britain’s Pursuit of Knowledge

Alan Dillon
23 April 2025 14.00 BST
At the Royal Astronomical Society and Online

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