Sir James Craig GCMG
| Bio | Sir James Craig was Lecturer in Arabic at Durham University and Principal Instructor at the Middle East Centre for Arabic Studies (MECAS) before he joined H. M. Diplomatic Service. He was British Ambassador in Syria and subsequently in Saudi Arabia. Later he was Visiting Professor in Arabic at Oxford for six years. |
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Lectures to The Society
| Title | Type | Date |
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| Arab Society: Characteristics & Contradictions |  |
Oct 2006 |
| What is an Arab? | |
Nov 1996 |
| What's wrong with the Middle East? | |
Jan 1992 |
Articles in the Journal
| Arab Society: Characteristics and Contradictions | ||
| Sir James Craig | ||
| Asian Affairs, Volume 38 Number 1 | March 2007 | |
| What is an Arab? | ||
| Sir James Craig | ||
| Asian Affairs, Volume 28 Number 1 | March 1997 | |
| What's wrong with the Middle East? | ||
| Sir James Craig | ||
| Asian Affairs, Volume 23 Number 2 | July 1992 | |
| Obituaries | ||
| Sir James Craig | ||
| Asian Affairs, Volume 18 Number 3 | November 1987 | |
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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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