Forthcoming Articles
Explore ORE of Asian History articles in progress, organized by subfield (note that articles may appear under more than one category). Projected publication dates are provided for articles in production. When available, linked titles will take you to an advance summary of the article.
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Agrarian/Rural
The Yangzi River and the Environmental History of South China (Ian Miller), forthcoming Jan–Mar 2021
Animal Studies
Commissioning in progress
Archaeology
The Classical Silk Road: Trade and Connectivity Across Central Asia, 100 BCE-1200 CE (Valerie Hansen), forthcoming Apr–Jun 2021
Art and Architecture
Commissioning in progress
Asian American
Commissioning in progress
Borderlands
The Classical Silk Road: Trade and Connectivity Across Central Asia, 100 BCE-1200 CE (Valerie Hansen), forthcoming Apr–Jun 2021
Religion and Migration in Rakhine (Michael W. Charney), forthcoming Apr–Jun 2021
Capitalism
China's Pursuit for Modernity (Kent Deng), forthcoming Jan–Mar 2021
Religion and Commerce in Southeast Asia (Barbara Watson Andaya), forthcoming Jan–Mar 2021
Oil Industrialization in the Middle East (Katayoun Shafiee), forthcoming Apr–Jun 2021
Ottoman Commercial History (Kate Fleet), forthcoming Apr–Jun 2021
Southeast Asian Trade in a Global Perspective, from Antiquity to the Modern Era (Derek Heng), forthcoming Apr–Jun 2021
Central Asia
The Ismaili Tradition in Iran: 13th-century to the Present (Daniel Beben), forthcoming Jan–Mar 2021
The Classical Silk Road: Trade and Connectivity Across Central Asia, 100 BCE-1200 CE (Valerie Hansen), forthcoming Apr–Jun 2021
The Sogdian Merchant Network (Yutaka Yoshida), forthcoming Apr–Jun 2021
The Kazakhs, 16th-19th Centuries, forthcoming Apr–Jun 2021
China
China's Pursuit for Modernity (Kent Deng), forthcoming Jan–Mar 2021
Manchu Language (Mårten Söderblom Saarela), forthcoming Jan–Mar 2021
The Yangzi River and the Environmental History of South China (Ian Miller), forthcoming Jan–Mar 2021
Silver, Piracy, Conspicuous Consumption, and the Transformation of Ming China in the Sixteenth Century (Harriet Zurndorfer), forthcoming Jan–Mar 2021
The Classical Silk Road: Trade and Connectivity Across Central Asia, 100 BCE-1200 CE (Valerie Hansen), forthcoming Apr–Jun 2021
The Commerce and Economy in Ancient China (Zhang Zhaoyang), forthcoming Apr–Jun 2021
The Kazakhs, 16th-19th Centuries, forthcoming Apr–Jun 2021
Citizenship and National Identity/Nationalism
Commissioning in progress
Comparative
Commissioning in progress
Cultural
Manchu Language (Mårten Söderblom Saarela), forthcoming Jan–Mar 2021
Demography/Family
Commissioning in progress
Digital Methods
Commissioning in progress
Diplomatic/International
Commissioning in progress
Disability
Commissioning in progress
Economic/Business
Railroads and Trade in 19th-Century India (Michael Kuehlwein), forthcoming Jan–Mar 2021
Poverty in South Asia: An Intellectual History (Shailaja Fennell), forthcoming Jan–Mar 2021
Silver, Piracy, Conspicuous Consumption, and the Transformation of Ming China in the Sixteenth Century (Harriet Zurndorfer), forthcoming Jan–Mar 2021
Oil Industrialization in the Middle East (Katayoun Shafiee), forthcoming Apr–Jun 2021
Ottoman Commercial History (Kate Fleet), forthcoming Apr–Jun 2021
The Sogdian Merchant Network (Yutaka Yoshida), forthcoming Apr–Jun 2021
The Commerce and Economy in Ancient China (Zhang Zhaoyang), forthcoming Apr–Jun 2021
Southeast Asian Trade in a Global Perspective, from Antiquity to the Modern Era (Derek Heng), forthcoming Apr–Jun 2021
Education
Manchu Language (Mårten Söderblom Saarela), forthcoming Jan–Mar 2021
Emotions/Senses
Commissioning in progress
Environmental
The Yangzi River and the Environmental History of South China (Ian Miller), forthcoming Jan–Mar 2021
Ethnohistory
Religion and Migration in Rakhine (Michael W. Charney), forthcoming Apr–Jun 2021
Film Studies
Commissioning in progress
Food and Foodways
Commissioning in progress
Gender
Commissioning in progress
Genocide
Commissioning in progress
Historiography/Historical Theory and Method
Modern Iraq (John F. Robertson), forthcoming Jan–Mar 2021
Indian Ocean Studies
Commissioning in progress
Indigenous Studies (except the Americas)
Religion and Migration in Rakhine (Michael W. Charney), forthcoming Apr–Jun 2021
Intellectual
Literary Traditions in the History of Premodern Southeast Asia (Thomas Hunter), forthcoming Jan–Mar 2021
Japan
The History of Motorization in Japan (Susan Townsend)
Korea
Commissioning in progress
Labor
China's Pursuit for Modernity (Kent Deng), forthcoming Jan–Mar 2021
Legal
Commissioning in progress
LGBTQ
Health, Development, and HIV in India (Indrani Gupta, Kanksha Barman), forthcoming Jan–Mar 2021
Material Culture
Commissioning in progress
Medical
Health, Development, and HIV in India (Indrani Gupta, Kanksha Barman), forthcoming Jan–Mar 2021
Memory Studies
Commissioning in progress
Middle East
Modern Iraq (John F. Robertson), forthcoming Jan–Mar 2021
The Ismaili Tradition in Iran: 13th-century to the Present (Daniel Beben), forthcoming Jan–Mar 2021
Oil Industrialization in the Middle East (Katayoun Shafiee), forthcoming Apr–Jun 2021
Ottoman Commercial History (Kate Fleet), forthcoming Apr–Jun 2021
Migration/Immigration/Diaspora
Religion and Migration in Rakhine (Michael W. Charney), forthcoming Apr–Jun 2021
Military
Commissioning in progress
Oral
Commissioning in progress
Pacific Rim
Commissioning in progress
Peace and Conflict
Modern Iraq (John F. Robertson), forthcoming Jan–Mar 2021
Political
Modern Iraq (John F. Robertson), forthcoming Jan–Mar 2021
Popular Culture
Commissioning in progress
Postcolonial Studies
Commissioning in progress
Print Culture/History of the Book
Literary Traditions in the History of Premodern Southeast Asia (Thomas Hunter), forthcoming Jan–Mar 2021
Manchu Language (Mårten Söderblom Saarela), forthcoming Jan–Mar 2021
Public
Commissioning in progress
Quantitative Methods
Commissioning in progress
Race and Ethnicity
Commissioning in progress
Religion
Religion and Commerce in Southeast Asia (Barbara Watson Andaya), forthcoming Jan–Mar 2021
The Ismaili Tradition in Iran: 13th-century to the Present (Daniel Beben), forthcoming Jan–Mar 2021
Religion and Migration in Rakhine (Michael W. Charney), forthcoming Apr–Jun 2021
Religious Transitions in Twentieth Century Southeast Asia (Robert L. Winzeler)
Science and Technology
The History of Motorization in Japan (Susan Townsend)
Sexuality
Health, Development, and HIV in India (Indrani Gupta, Kanksha Barman), forthcoming Jan–Mar 2021
Slavery
Commissioning in progress
Social
Health, Development, and HIV in India (Indrani Gupta, Kanksha Barman), forthcoming Jan–Mar 2021
South Asia
Railroads and Trade in 19th-Century India (Michael Kuehlwein), forthcoming Jan–Mar 2021
Health, Development, and HIV in India (Indrani Gupta, Kanksha Barman), forthcoming Jan–Mar 2021
Poverty in South Asia: An Intellectual History (Shailaja Fennell), forthcoming Jan–Mar 2021
The History of Gilgit-Baltistan (Shafqat Hussain), forthcoming Jan–Mar 2021
Southeast Asia
Literary Traditions in the History of Premodern Southeast Asia (Thomas Hunter), forthcoming Jan–Mar 2021
Religion and Commerce in Southeast Asia (Barbara Watson Andaya), forthcoming Jan–Mar 2021
Religion and Migration in Rakhine (Michael W. Charney), forthcoming Apr–Jun 2021
Southeast Asian Trade in a Global Perspective, from Antiquity to the Modern Era (Derek Heng), forthcoming Apr–Jun 2021
Religious Transitions in Twentieth Century Southeast Asia (Robert L. Winzeler)
Sports
Commissioning in progress
Urban
Commissioning in progress
Women
Health, Development, and HIV in India (Indrani Gupta, Kanksha Barman), forthcoming Jan–Mar 2021
World/Global/Transnational
Commissioning in progress