Paris launch for the series The Islamicate East: New Approaches to Texts and History & Ancient and Medieval Afghanistan

You are invited to a launch for the book series The Islamicate East: New Approaches to Texts and History and Ancient and Medieval Afghanistan! Tickets are free; booking is essential.

A perfect opportunity to meet some of the authors, ask questions, and enjoy a pleasant evening discussing newly-released books. We look forward to seeing you for a friendly and engaging evening.

The Islamicate East: New Approaches to Texts and History

Series Editors: Arezou Azad, Teresa Bernheimer, Hugh Kennedy
    •    Persian World Histories in the Mongol Era: The Compilation and Transmission of Rashid al-Din’s Jami al-Tavarikh
    •    The Warehouse of Bamiyan: Economic Life in Medieval Afghanistan
    •    The Rise and Fall of the Barmakids: Stories from a Forgotten Persian Manuscript

Ancient and Medieval Afghanistan

Series Editors: Warwick Ball, Rachel Mairs

Event Schedule

6:30–7:15 p.m.

Opening Address: Frantz Grenet (Collège de France)

Rima Sleiman (Inalco)

Presentations by the editors of the two series: Arezou Azad (The Islamicate East: New Approaches to Texts and History) and Rachel Mairs (Ancient and Medieval Afghanistan)

7:15–8:15 p.m.

Reception and concert

8:15–8:30 p.m.

Departure

Books from 'The Islamicate East: New Approaches to Texts and History' series will be available to purchase at the event. With thanks to Librairie Galignani.

This event is co-financed by the ANR funds of the Chair and the Centre de la recherche sur le monde iranien (Cermi)