The New Books in Asian Studies series feature book talks with the authors of new and upcoming books on topics relating to the study of the Asia-Pacific.
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09/30/2021 | The Tiger Leading the Dragon: How Taiwan Propelled China’s Economic Rise featuring Shelley Rigger
Thursday, September 30, 2021 11:30 AM – 12:45 PM EDT WebEx Events The Sigur Center for Asian Studies will host Dr. Shelley Rigger to launch her new book, The Tiger Leading the Dragon: How...
05/18/2021: New Books in Asian Studies: India and the Silk Roads with Jagjeet Lally
Tuesday, May 18, 2021 10:00 AM – 11:15 AM EDT WebEx Events Recording The Sigur Center for Asian Studies will proudly host Jagjeet Lally, lecturer in the History of India at University...
05/06/2021: Book Launch: The Party and the People by Bruce Dickson
Thursday, May 6, 2021 10:00 -11:00 AM EDT | 10:00 – 11:00 PM Beijing Time (UTC+8) WebEx Events Recording Since 1949, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has maintained unrivaled control over the...
04/13/2021: New Books in Asian Studies: Television & the Afghan Culture Wars with Wazhmah Osman
Tuesday, April 13, 2021 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EDT | 06:30 PM – 07:30 PM AFT WebEx Events The Sigur Center for Asian Studies and the Institute for Public Diplomacy & Global...
02/09/2021: The Frontier in British India with author Thomas Simpson
Tuesday, February 9th, 2021 10:00 AM – 11:15 AM EST | 3:00 PM – 4:15 PM GMT WebEx Event The Sigur Center for Asian Studies proudly hosts Thomas Simpson, Research Fellow at the University...
04/06/2021: Rights Claiming in South Korea Book Launch & Panel Discussion
Tuesday, April 6, 2021 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM EDT Zoom Events Recording In this webinar, co-editors Celeste Arrington (George Washington University) and Patricia Goedde (Sungkyunkwan University)...
03/31/2021: The Frontier Complex with author Kyle J. Gardner
Wednesday, March 31, 2021 10:00 AM – 11:15 AM EDT Live book launch via WebEx Recording The Sigur Center for Asian Studies will host our non-resident scholar Kyle J. Gardner to launch his new...
01/26/2021: Land of Strangers: The Civilizing Project in Qing Central Asia
Tuesday, January 26, 2021 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST Live online book launch Watch the Recording The Central Asia Program, the Sigur Center for Asian Studies, and the Elliott School Book Launch...
11/30/2020: Human Security and Agency with author Nilofar Sakhi
Monday, November 30, 2020 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT Live book launch via WebEx Join us for the latest edition of the Sigur Center for Asian Studies‘ series, New Books in Asian Studies....
12/07/2020: Does Chinese foreign behavior warrant sustained US countermeasures?
Monday, December 7, 2020 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM EST WebEx Dealing with assertive China was the most prominent foreign policy issue in the 2020 presidential election campaign and the debate remains...
12/10/2020: The Coolie’s Great War with author Radhika Singha
Thursday, December 10, 2020 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM EDT Live book launch via WebEx Join us for the final fall edition of the Sigur Center for Asian Studies’ latest series, New Books in Asian...
11/18/2020: Special Duty with author Richard Samuels
Wednesday, November 18, 2020 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM EDT Live book launch via WebEx Join us for the sixth edition of the Sigur Center for Asian Studies‘ latest series, New Books in Asian...
09/30/2020: Ruling the Savage Periphery with author Benjamin D. Hopkins
Wednesday, September 30, 2020 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM EDT Webex The Elliott School Book Launch Series and the Sigur Center for Asian Studies are proud to present a lecture by Associate Professor of...
10/22/2020: The War on the Uyghurs with author Sean R. Roberts
Thursday, October 22, 2020 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM EDT Live book launch via WebEx The Sigur Center for Asian Studies and the International Development Studies Program (IDS) at the Elliott School of...
09/24/2020: The Chinese Revolution on the Tibetan Frontier with author Benno Weiner
Thursday, September 24, 2020 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM EDT Live book launch via WebEx The Sigur Center kicks off the new school year and the fourth edition of our latest research series, New Books...
08/20/2020: Modi and The Reinvention of Indian Foreign Policy with author Ian Hall
Thursday, August 20, 2020 7:00 PM – 8:15 PM EDT Live book launch via WebEx In the third edition of the Sigur Center for Asian Studies‘ latest series, New Books in Asian Studies, we...
07/23/2020: Imagining Afghanistan with author Nivi Manchanda
Thursday, July 23, 2020 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM EDT Live book launch via WebEx In the second edition of the Sigur Center for Asian Studies‘ latest series, New Books in Asian Studies, we...
06/25/2020: The Myth of Chinese Capitalism with author Dexter T. Roberts
Thursday, May 25, 2020 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM EDT Live book launch via WebEx The Sigur Center for Asian Studies is launching its latest series, New Books in Asian Studies, with award-winning...
