New Course: Empire, Nation, Partition: Modern South Asia in Global Perspective

HISTORY 57 • SPRING 2026

Prof. Sugata Bose ~ Tuesdays & Thursdays 10:30-11:45

An analytical survey of the Mughal, British and late Ottoman empires; anti-colonial nationalism in South Asia and its connections with freedom struggles elsewhere in the world; the partitions of India, Ireland and Palestine at the moment of British decolonization in comparative perspective; and their long shadow on post-colonial history.

Meets the Beyond North America History Concentration Requirement