Introduction
The Committee supervises the work of graduate students whose interest in Inner Asia is not confined to languages or history alone, but encompasses linguistics, history, religion, art history, and general cultural study. Courses relating to Inner Asian studies are given by members of the committee and other faculty in the departments of Anthropology, East Asian Languages and Civilizations, History, History of Art and Architecture, Linguistics, Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, and Sanskrit and Indian Studies, and by the Committee on the Study of Religion. Interested students should consult these sections of Harvard University's Courses of Instruction.
History of IAAS
Inner Asian and Altaic Studies deal with the history and cultures of the peoples in the steppe, mountain, forest, and oasis areas between China, Russia, western Iran, and Pakistan. This geographic area comprises Central Asia (namely former Soviet Central Asia, Xinjiang, eastern Iran, and Afghanistan), Kazakhstan, the northern regions of Pakistan, Tibet (including Qinghai and eastern Sichuan, Gansu, and northwestern Yunnan), Mongolia, and Manchuria. The Altaic languages include the Turkic group, the Mongolian group, and the Tungusic group. more>>
