In The Geography of Injustice, Barak Kushner argues that the war crimes tribunals in East Asia formed and cemented national divides that persist into the present day. In 1946 the Allies convened the Tokyo Trial to prosecute Japanese wartime atrocities and Japan's empire. At its conclusion one of the judges voiced dissent, claiming that the justice found at Tokyo was only "the sham employment of a legal process for the satisfaction of a thirst for revenge."
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03 November 2026
Prof Christine van Ruymbeke appointed Francesco De Dombrowski Visiting Professor at I Tatti, The Harvard University Center for Italian Renaissance Studies (Nov-Dec 2025)
07 November 2025
Dr Amira K. Bennison has won the Al-Masāq: Journal of the Medieval Mediterranean Prize for the best article published in the journal in 2023 and 2024 for her article, ‘Sainthood and Social Boundary Crossing in medieval North Africa’, Al-Masāq 36:2 (2024): 176-93.
05 November 2025
On October 16, Dr Noga Ganany gave a lecture in the University of Oxford's China Studies Seminar Series on her recent project on a Ming-dynasty illustrated hagiography of the Buddha and its impact on Chinese book culture.
04 November 2025
Dr Paul Anderson was interviewed on his research on China-Middle East trade networks by Dr Safa Joudeh at the University of Exeter. A podcast of the full interview is available.
03 November 2025
The Documentary is available as a podcast as part of the BBC's 'Heart and Soul' series.
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