CREECA Lecture Series
'Our Japanese Brothers': Anti-colonialism and Asian-ism Among the Muslims of the Russian Empire
Event Details
Date
Thursday, September 4, 2008
Time
4 p.m.
Location
206 Ingraham Hall
Description
Danielle Ross, history department, will examine visions of Asian or Pan-Asian communities in Russian Muslim literature and political discourse between 1897 and 1917. Ross will focus on Russian Muslims' perceptions of Japan in particular, not only as a model for non-European societies attempting to modernize but also as an ally in undermining colonial rule in Russia and elsewhere.
Cost
Free
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