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The conference will be held at the Department of Iranian Studies, Leiden University, Netherlands.
Papers should touch upon Sino-Iranian relations in one of the following areas:
International relations, international political economy of Iran and China across the New Silk Roads (Belt and Road Initiative), Sino-Iranian diplomatic, military, security, or energy relations; China and Iran in relation to third parties such as Turkey, Saudi Arabia, US, Russia, India, Pakistan, or the EU; Sino-Iranian historical, cultural, or civilizational Interactions, Sino-Iranian artistic, literary, and religious interactions throughout history.
Deadline for abstracts: September 25, 2018
Information: m.forough@hum.leidenuniv.nl
The conference discusses comparatively the reconstruction of cities of war through the lens of neighborhood relations in different spaces and times.
Reconstructing neighborhoods destroyed in war involves two aspects which are both interrelated and interdependent:
From the technical perspective issues as mapping the damages, developing strategic plans for reconstruction, restoration and renovation of buildings and infrastructures, and, in the process, possibly archeological examinations.
From the social perspective it involves questions pertaining to the social fabric of the destroyed neighborhoods.
Weitere Informationen:
Konferenzprogramm
Call for papers (abgelaufen)
The Orient-Institut Beirut (OIB) organizes and hosts an international conference on “Reconstructing Neighborhoods of War”.
The conference discusses comparatively the reconstruction of cities of war through the lens of neighborhood relations in different spaces and times.
More details in our events calendar.
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“China and Iran’s Political and Cultural Relations” – the deadline for abstracts ends for the conference ends on September 25, 2018.
The conference will take place from December 13–14, 2018 at Leiden University.
More details about this conference can be found in our event calendar.
“History and Development of Modern Persian Literature” by Bozorg Alavi written in 1964 is now available in our open access collection MENAdoc.
Professor Alavi describes the evolution of Persian prose and poetry since the beginning of the 20th century with a brief introduction on 19th century developments against the background of political and social change.
