Mr David Blow
| Bio | David Blow studied History at Cambridge and Persian at SOAS, was Assistant Director of the British Institute of Persian Studies in Tehran 1968-69 and worked for the BBC Persian Service 1969-1971, broadcasting in Persian. He went on to work in publishing and for the BBC World Service, where he was correspondent in Berlin and Vienna. His anthology of mainly European writings on Persia from the Ancient Greeks to the present day, entitled 'Persia through Writers' Eyes' was published by Eland in 2007. |
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Lectures to The Society
| Title | Type | Date |
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| Persia Through Writers' Eyes |  |
May 2008 |
Articles in the Journal
| Book Reviews: Middle East | ||
| Sir Harold Walker, Professor Rodney Wilson, Mr David Blow, Mr Antony Wynn, Dr Peter Clark, Professor Francis Robinson, Mr David G Heard | ||
| Asian Affairs, Volume 41 Number 2 | July 2010 | |
| Persia Through Writers' Eyes | ||
| Mr David Blow | ||
| Asian Affairs, Volume 39 Number 3 | November 2008 | |
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LIBRARY & ARCHIVE: TEMPORARY CLOSURE Shuts 16 May 2012, reopens 1st August 2012 more…
Festival of Asian Literature at Asia House 15 - 30 May 2012 more…
The Bangladeshi Novel The Royal Society of Literature Tagore Memorial Meeting, with speakers Philip Hensher and Tahmima Anam more…
"Yemen: Challenges for the Future" - an international conference (BYS & LMEI) Invitation for scholars to propose papers for conference in November 2012 more…
Ragmala Paintings from India: Poetry, passion, song Exhibition at the Dulwich Picture Gallery: 25 January - 27 May 2012 more…
Recent Recordings
The Art of Resistance in the Middle East
Ashoka: India's Lost Emperor Charles Allen returns the RSAA to speak about the re-discovery of one of India's greatest Emperors, Ashoka, and the empire he built
The Freedom Factor Humphrey Hawksley discusses how freedoms have come to the world and what can be done to support their spreading in the world
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