John D. Rogers

Region of Interest

South Asia

Primary Country of Residence

United States of America

Affiliation

Belmont, MA

Email

rogersjohnd@aol.com

Mailing Address

155 Pine Street
Belmont, MA 02478 USA

Phone/Fax Number(s)

phone: 617-484-2427

Countries of Specialization

Sri Lanka

Research Interests

Research interests include Sri Lankan history; social and legal history of
modern South Asia; identity, ethnicity and nationalism in South Asia.

Teaching Interests

Teaching interests include gender and imperialism in South Asia; identity
in South and Southeast Asia; M.K. Gandhi and Nelson Mandela.

Publications

"Introduction: caste, power and region in colonial South Asia," INDIAN
ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL HISTORY REVIEW, vol. 41 (1), Jan.-Mar. 2004, pp. 1-6.

"Caste as a social category and identity in colonial Lanka," INDIAN
ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL HISTORY REVIEW, vol. 41 (1), Jan.-Mar. 2004, pp.
51-77.

"Early British Rule and Social Classification in Lanka," MODERN ASIAN
STUDIES, July 2004.

Keywords

social history ; legal history ; modernity ; identity ; nationalism ; ...