Welcome to H-Asia, a member of H-Net Humanities & Social Sciences OnLine. The primary purpose of H-ASIA is to enable historians and other Asia scholars to easily communicate current research and teaching interests; to discuss new articles, books, papers, approaches, methods and tools of analysis; to test new ideas and share comments and tips on teaching. H-Asia is especially committed to discussing region wide, comparative and professional issues important to scholars of Asia.

Reviewer: Lisa Mitchell Title: The Social Space of Language: Vernacular Culture in British Colonial Punjab Author: Farina Mir   Reviewer: Surendra Bhana Title: Gandhi's Interpreter: A Life of Horace Alexander Author: Geoffrey Carnall   Reviewer: Ramnarayan Rawat Title: Retro-modern India: Forging the Low-caste Self Author: Manuela Ciotti

- H-ASIA: CFP International Sinology Forum (Leiria, February 21-23, 2013)  Monika Lehner <monika.lehner@UNIVIE.AC.AT> - H-ASIA: ANN Prof Achin Vanaik's talk at LSE, London: 'Disseminating Deceits, Crushing Dissent: India's Nuclear Energy Programme'  Monika Lehner <monika.lehner@UNIVIE.AC.AT> - H-ASIA: CFP Divine Artefacts: Stella Kramrisch and Art History in the Twentieth century, Courtauld Institute of Art, 7 & 8 December, 2012  Monika Lehner <monika.lehner@UNIVIE.AC.AT> - H-ASIA: Approaches to Marco Polo  Monika Lehner <monika.lehner@UNIVIE.AC.AT> - H-ASIA: Approaches to Marco Polo  Monika Lehner <monika.lehner@UNIVIE.AC.AT> - H-ASIA: CONF Cities, Courts, and Saints: Muslim Cultures of South Asia  Monika Lehner <monika.lehner@UNIVIE.AC.AT> - H-ASIA: CFP "Rewriting History in Manga"  Monika Lehner <monika.lehner@UNIVIE.AC.AT>