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The Mongols and the New World History

Opening Remarks by Sebouh Aslanian, Assistant Professor & Richard Hovannisian Endowed Chair in Modern Armenian History. Presented at the one-day conference "The Mongols from the Margins: New Perspectives on Central Asians in World History."

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No One Knew Who They Were: Russian Interaction with the Mongols

A lecture by Charles Halperin, Russian and East European Institute, Indiana University, Bloomington. Presented at the one-day conference "The Mongols from the Margins: New Perspectives on Central Asians in World History."

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Mongol Caucasia: Regional Historiographies and Social Change in an Integrating Eurasian World

A lecture by Steve Rapp, Sam Houston State University. Presented at the one-day conference "The Mongols from the Margins: New Perspectives on Central Asians in World History."

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The changing role of women in Cilician Armenian court as a result of interacting with the Mongols

A lecture by Zara Pogossian, Bochum University/John Cabot College (Rome). Presented at the one-day conference "The Mongols from the Margins: New Perspectives on Central Asians in World History."

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Reception and (Mis)representation: Mongol Influences on China from the Perspective of Law and Gender

A lecture by Bettine Birge, USC. Presented at the one-day conference "The Mongols from the Margins: New Perspectives on Central Asians in World History."

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From Ad Hoc to Ongoing: The Mongol Invasions and the Institutionalization of Authority in Japan

A lecture by Thomas Conlan, Bowdoin College. Presented at the one-day conference "The Mongols from the Margins: New Perspectives on Central Asians in World History."

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The Mongol Contribution to Eurasian History

Keynote lecture by Morris Rossabi, Distinguished Professor of History, Queens College, CUNY. Presented at the one-day conference "The Mongols from the Margins: New Perspectives on Central Asians in World History."

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The Mongols from the Margins: New Perspectives on Central Asians in World History

Opening Remarks by Nile Green, Professor & Director of the Program on Central Asia. Presented at the one-day conference "The Mongols from the Margins: New Perspectives on Central Asians in World History."

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Oxus: Bamiyan, Afghanistan and the World

Keynote Lecture by Llewelyn Morgan, Brasenose College, Oxford. Part of the conference "Beyond the Bamiyan Buddhas: Archaeology and History in the Modern and Ancient Persianate World."

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Beyond the Bamiyan Buddhas: Archaeology and History in the Modern and Ancient Persianate World

Concluding remarks from Monica Smith, UCLA. Part of the conference " Beyond the Bamiyan Buddhas: Archaeology and History in the Modern and Ancient Persianate World."

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Archaeology in Danger: How to Deal with Archaeology in the Post-Conflict Context of Today's Afghanistan?

A lecture by Phillipe Marquis, Director, Délégation Archéologique Française en Afghanistan (DAFA), Kabul. From the conference "Beyond the Bamiyan Buddhas: Archaeology and History in the Modern and Ancient Persianate World."

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Afghanistan’s Palimpsest Landscape: Buddhism and Islam in Material Culture

A lecture by Alka Patel, Associate Professor, Department of Art History, UC Irvine. Part of the conference "Beyond the Bamiyan Buddhas: Archaeology and History in the Modern and Ancient Persianate World."

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Archaeology and political rivalries 1920-1940: From Afghanistan to Iran

A lecture by Ali Mousavi, Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA). Part of the conference "Beyond the Bamiyan Buddhas: Archaeology and History in the Modern and Ancient Persianate World."

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Beyond the Bamiyan Buddhas: Archaeology and History in the Modern and Ancient Persianate World

Welcome and introductory remarks by Nile Green, UCLA. From the conference "Beyond the Bamiyan Buddhas: Archaeology and History in the Modern and Ancient Persianate World"

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The Lasting Legacy of the Great Game: ‘Pashtunistan’ Through Afghan Lenses

A talk by Amin Tarzi, Marine Corps University, Quantico. Part of the conference: Great Games? Afghan History through Afghan Eyes

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Reclaiming the Past: The Tawarikh-i Hafiz Rahmat Khani and Pashtun Historiography

A talk by Robert Nichols, Richard Stockton College, NJ. Part of the conference: Great Games? Afghan History through Afghan Eyes

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Great Games? Afghan History through Afghan Eyes: Opening Remarks

An introduction by Nile Green, UCLA. Part of the conference: Great Games? Afghan History through Afghan Eyes

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Afghan Historiography in the Twentieth Century

A talk by Senzil Nawid, University of Arizona. Part of the conference: Great Games? Afghan History through Afghan Eyes

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South Asian Entrepreneurs in Uzbekistan: The Silk Road Reborn?

Podcast of a talk with Karen Leonard, UC Irvine

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Podcast: Archaeological Excavations in Mongolia: Current Research

A Program on Central Asia panel presentation featuring lectures by Jan Bemmann and Ursula Brosseder of Bonn University

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Podcast: Entwinements of Islam and Modernity in Central Asia

John Schoeberlein, Harvard University

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China-Central Asia Relations and the Role of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization

In this talk, Pan Guang will give an overview of 18 years of China-Central Asia relations (1992-2010) and discuss the role of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization over ten years. He will conclude with some perspectives on what China can do in Kyrgyzstan and Afghanistan-Pakistan (AF/PAK).

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The Roads to Oxiana: The Writing of Travel at the Crossroads of Asia (Panel I)

Central Asia Initiative International Conference (Panel I)

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The Roads to Oxiana: The Writing of Travel at the Crossroads of Asia (Panel II)

Central Asia Initiative International Conference (Panel II)

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Crossing the Roof of the World, Panel 1

Podcast from Panel One of the Conference held February 19, 2010

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Crossing the Roof of the World, Panel 2

Podcast of "Crossing the Roof of the World" Conference, Panel 2

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Prehistoric Civilizations Around the Silk Road: The Evidence from the Tocharian Languages

A Central Asia Initiative lecture by Melanie Malzahn, University of Vienna and Visiting Professor, UCLA Program in Indo-European Studies

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Changing Religious Landscapes: Why Some Muslims Convert to Christianity-The Case of Central Asia

A Central Asia Initiative Lecture by Olivier Roy

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Islam in the New Afghan Public Sphere

Podcast of a public lecture by Nushin Arbabzadah, UCLA held on Thursday, January 22, 2009.

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Oil, Gas, and Environment in the Caspian

A panel discussion

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Afghanistan after the Taliban: Podcast

Podcast of November 17, 2008 Central Asia Initiative Panel Presentation