Mariam Sabri’s Book Review Published in Taylor & Francis

December 15th, 2020  |  Published in Latest news

Writing Self, Writing Empire: Chandar Bhan Brahmin and the Cultural World of the Indo-Persian State Secretary

CSTMS affiliate, Mariam Sabri, recently had a book review published in Taylor & Francis. In the Journal of Iranian Studies, Sabri examines Rajeev Kinra’s book, Writing Self, Writing Empire: Chandar Bhan Brahmin and the Cultural World of the Indo-Persian State Secretary (UC Press: 2015). The book is about scribal culture, the history of bureaucracy and Hindu-Muslim relations in Mughal India. Sabri emphasizes the book’s seminal contributions to the fields of Mughal history, early modern history and Persian Studies, while raising two critical questions regarding his method. The book review can be read here.

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