Our new In Dialogue explores the relationship between CSSH, the #Ottoman Empire, and comparativism by soliciting reflections on @jeelyachar.bsky.social concept of "the semicivilized" by six CSSH authors. sites.lsa.umich.edu/cssh/2026/03...
Fahad Ahmad Bishara
@bishara.bsky.social
Indian Ocean historian / dad / not a ton else.
The feature includes captivating essays by @superoldgranny.bsky.social, Leyla Amzi-Erdogdular, Mustafa Tuna, @bishara.bsky.social, Anoush Tamar Suni, and Nora Elizabeth Barakat. Stay tuned for @jeelyachar.bsky.social's response!
يسر الأرشيف والمكتبة الوطنية أنْ يدعوكم إلى محاضرة افتراضية بعنوان: "مقاربات تاريخية لكتابة تاريخ الأسرة في إمارات الساحل المتصالح الفترة من 1860 إلى 1960" للدكتور أحمد المازمي، أستاذ مساعد في التاريخ بجامعة الإمارات العربية المتحدة، الساعة 11:00 صباح الاثنين بتاريخ 16 فبراير 2026.
*How Commerce Became Legal* is finally out with @stanfordpress.bsky.social. Many thanks to all the friends and colleagues who helped along the way. www.sup.org/books/middle... (50% site-wide discount valid until September 8; 20% discount using code "CHETA20" after that)
Historians and legal scholars: please submit your articles for the Burbank Global Legal History prize! Any article published in 2025 is eligible. The deadline is June 1. I am chairing the committee this year so reach out with any questions! aslh.net/award/jane-b...
Jane Burbank Global Legal History Article Prize | American Society for Legal History
The Jane Burbank Article Prize in global legal history will be awarded annually to the best article in regional, global, imperial, comparative, or transnational legal history published in the previous...
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Did you publish an article on regional, global, imperial, comparative, or transnational legal history in 2025? You should nominate it for the Burbank Prize--deadline June 1, 2026 👇
Historians and legal scholars: please submit your articles for the Burbank Global Legal History prize! Any article published in 2025 is eligible. The deadline is June 1. I am chairing the committee this year so reach out with any questions! aslh.net/award/jane-b...
I love when listeners suggest guests--and in this case, it led to one of my favorite conversations! Listen to me talk with @bishara.bsky.social about MONSOON VOYAGERS (@ucpress.bsky.social) and how he brought the world of the Indian Ocean voyage to life. draftingthepast.com/podcast-epis...
Episode 85: Fahad Bishara Tells the Story of a World in Motion
Kate Carpenter interviews historian Fahad Bishara about the research and writing process for his new book Monsoon Voyagers.
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