Andrew Amstutz
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Also affiliated: Queens College, CUNY (2023); University of Wisconsin–Madison (2019); University of Balamand (2019); Cornell University (2019)
Formerly Arkansas Affiliated with UA Little Rock through 2023; recent publications list Queens College, CUNY.
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Andrew Amstutz's scholarship focuses on the history of South Asia, with particular attention to the cultural and intellectual exchanges that shaped the region. His work examines the reception and adaptation of Persianate traditions in modern India, specifically within the Urdu literary and cultural sphere from the late 19th to the mid-20th centuries. Amstutz also investigates the broader contexts of science, medicine, and language in modern South Asia, contributing to a nuanced understanding of the region's intellectual history. His research extends to the postcolonial reception of ancient history, exploring how artifacts and narratives from classical antiquity were reinterpreted in mid-20th century Pakistan. Amstutz's scholarship has resulted in publications in edited volumes and academic journals, reflecting his engagement with diverse historical and cultural topics.
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- h-index: 3
- Publications: 14
- Citations: 60
Selected Publications
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Rethinking the Second World War in South Asia: Between theatres and beyond battles (2023)
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New Perspectives on Science, Medicine, and Language in Modern South Asia (2023)
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Unani Medicine in the Making: Practices and Representations in 21st-Century India. By Kira Schmidt-Stiedenroth. Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press, 2020. 285 pp. ISBN: 9789463724210 (cloth). (2021)
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Unpacking the Library (2020)
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A Partitioned Library: Changing Collecting Priorities and Imagined Futures in a Divided Urdu Library, 1947–49 (2020)
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New histories of political violence and revolutionary terrorism in modern South Asia (2019)
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Review essay: Alternative histories of revolutionaries in modern South Asia: context, chronology, and archives (2019)
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- Rethinking the Second World War in South Asia: Between theatres and beyond battles