Sir Michael Burton KCVO CMG
| Bio | Sir Michael Burton is a former Assistant Under-Secretary of State for the Near and Middle East and North Africa in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. His Middle East postings included Lebanon (learning Arabic) and Jordan in the mid-1970s. |
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Lectures to The Society
| Title | Type | Date |
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| The Malayan Emergency |  |
Dec 2010 |
| Burma: The Golden Country: A 2003 Tour | |
Dec 2004 |
| 2000 Annual Tour: Syria, Lebanon and Jordan | |
Jan 2001 |
Articles in the Journal
| The Malayan Emergency: A Subaltern's View | ||
| Sir Michael Burton | ||
| Asian Affairs, Volume 42 Number 2 | July 2011 | |
| Book Reviews: Middle East | ||
| Mr Richard Muir, Sir Michael Burton | ||
| Asian Affairs, Volume 41 Number 1 | March 2010 | |
| Book Reviews: Middle East | ||
| Sir Michael Burton, Hon Ivor Lucas | ||
| Asian Affairs, Volume 40 Number 2 | July 2009 | |
| The Society's Tour in Lebanon, Syria and Jordan | ||
| Sir Michael Burton | ||
| Asian Affairs, Volume 32 Number 2 | July 2001 | |
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Forthcoming Events
News
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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