This publication explores the presence of the shared heritage and interdependence of poetry composed around the theme of wine in diverse literary traditions of the Islamic world. The specialist contributions discuss multiple aspects of the literary polyphony of wine in the pre-modern Arabic, Persian, Hebrew, Ottoman Turkish, and Urdu literatures during the first millennium of the Islamic era. Presenting these together and in dialogue with one another, the volume offers a comparative perspective on a long, varied, but singularly mutual tradition.
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11 September 2025
On Tuesday, September 8, Professor Nilsson-Wright, at the invitation of the Japanese Embassy in London, met a political delegation from the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (立憲民主党) for an extended discussion about populism, foreign policy and alliance relations with the United States.
09 September 2025
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announced his resignation at the weekend. Prof Nilsson-Wright offers analysis of the PM's decision and likely candidates for the role.
08 September 2025
Dr Jing Liao, Associate Professor of Fudan University (China), visited Cambridge within the frame of the 2025 Fudan-Cambridge exchange programme.
04 September 2025
The 2-part TV documentary, made with Jiangsu media in China, follows Professor Kushner as he conducts research in the UK, China and Japan into military tribunals following the end of the second world war in East Asia.
03 September 2025
The piece discusses historical narratives surrounding the Second World War in Japan and China as we mark the 80th anniversary of the end of the war in Asia.
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