Étienne de la Vaissière

Étienne de La Vaissière ( born November 5, 1969 in Dijon ) is a French historian and orientalist.

He is at the École des hautes études en sciences sociales since 2011 Directeur d' Etudes. He teaches medieval Central Asian history and specializes in economic and social history of the region from the 4th to the 9th century, before and after the arrival of Islam.

A main focus of his research form the Sogdians.

He is married and has three children.

Writings

• Histoire des marchands Sogdia. De Boccard, Paris 2002 ( rev. ed erg and 2004), ISBN 2-85757-060-0 ( Bibliothèque de l'Institut des hautes études chinois. Vol. 32). [ English translation: Sogdian Traders. A History. Leiden 2005]
• Ed. with Éric Trombert: Les Sogdia en Chine. École française d' Extrême -Orient, Paris 2005, ISBN 2-85539-653-0 ( Etudes thématiques. Vol. 17).
• Samarcande et Samarra. Elites d' Asie centrale dans l' empire abbas side. Association pour l' avancement of iraniennes études, Paris 2007, ISBN 978-2-910640-21-7 ( Studia Iranica. No. 35 ).
• Islamisation de l' Asie centrale. Processus d' acculturation locaux you XIe VII e au siècle. Association pour l' avancement of iraniennes études, Paris 2008, ISBN 978-2-910640-25-5 ( Studia Iranica. Issue 39 ).