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Mandira Sharma
Mandira Sharma is an art historian, specializing in early Indian art. She earned her PhD in the ...
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Dome of Heaven: Buddhist Architecture along the Silk Road
Dome of Heaven challenges the Orientalist view about Asian domes as derivatives of Roman/Byzantine domes and refreshes the dominant approach that inve
“Heal Thyself": Citizens and the Construction of Knowledges of Care in Contemporary Iran
My dissertation focuses on three interwoven areas linked to knowledges of care in contemporary Iran: the notion of the healthy body and mind as identi
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New Max Planck Research Group "Astral Sciences in Trans-Regional Asia (ASTRA)" to be Led by Anuj Misra
New Max Planck Research Group "Astral Sciences in Trans-Regional Asia (ASTRA)" led by Anuj Misra
Jan 10, 2024Neue Max-Planck-Forschungsgruppe „Astral Sciences in Trans-Regional Asia (ASTRA)“ von Anuj Misra geleitet
Neue Max-Planck-Forschungsgruppe „Astral Sciences in Trans-Regional Asia (ASTRA)“ von Anuj Misra geleitet
Jan 10, 2024The Price of Collapse: The Little Ice Age and the Fall of Ming China
In 1644, after close to three centuries of relative stability and prosperity, the Ming dynasty collapsed. Many historians attribute its demise to the Manchu invasion of China, but the truth is far more profound. The Price of Collapse provides an entirely new approach to the economic and social history of China, exploring how global climate crisis spelled the end of Ming rule
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