Frank Conlon

Region of Interest

South Asia

Primary Country of Residence

United States of America

Title

Professor Emeritus of History, South Asian Studies and Comparative Religion

Affiliation

University of Washington, Seattle

Email

conlon@u.washington.edu

Mailing Address

ADDRESS: (during Academic year)
University of Washington, Seattle
83 Benthaven Place
Boulder, CO 80305-6200

(Summer)
c/o Department of History
University of Washington Box 353560
Seattle, WA 98195-3560

Phone/Fax Number(s)

phones: 206-543-5790 (History Department)
303-499-0667 (Boulder residence)
206-525-1757 (Seattle residence)
FAX: 206-543-9451

Countries of Specialization

India

Research Interests

History of South Asia, esp. India
Urban history
Social history
Cultural history
Caste, urbanization, colonialism
Religion in modern India
Bombay city, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Goa

Current work: Continuing as founding editor of H-ASIA
Managing Director, Bibliography of Asian Studies (AAS)
Engaged in writing a revised and expanded new edition
of my study of the Saraswat Brahmans, A Caste in a
Changing World: The Chitrapur Saraswat Brahmans, 1708-2008

Publications

Conlon, F. F. (1977). A caste in a changing world: The Chitrapur Saraswat Brahmans, 1700-1935. Berkeley: University of California Press.

Keywords

urban history ; social history ; cultural history ; caste ; urbanization ; colonialism ; ...