Thomas R. Metcalf (born May 31, 1934) is a historian of

South Asia South Asia is the southern Subregion#Asia, subregion of Asia that is defined in both geographical and Ethnicity, ethnic-Culture, cultural terms. South Asia, with a population of 2.04 billion, contains a quarter (25%) of the world's populatio ...

, especially

colonial India Colonial India was the part of the Indian subcontinent that was occupied by European colonial powers during and after the Age of Discovery. European power was exerted both by conquest and trade, especially in spice trade, spices. The search for ...

, and of the

British Empire The British Empire comprised the dominions, Crown colony, colonies, protectorates, League of Nations mandate, mandates, and other Dependent territory, territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom and its predecessor states. It bega ...

. Metcalf is the Emeritus Sarah Kailath Professor of India Studies and Professor of History at the

University of California, Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Cal, or California), is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Berkeley, California, United States. Founded in 1868 and named after t ...

. He is the author of ''Imperial Connections: India in the Indian Ocean Arena, 1860-1920'' (2008), ''A Concise History of Modern India'' (with Barbara Metcalf, 2006), ''Forging the Raj: Essays on British India in the Heyday of Empire'' (2005), ''Ideologies of the Raj'' (1997), and other books on the history of colonial India. He was educated at

Amherst College Amherst College ( ) is a Private college, private Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in Amherst, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1821 as an attempt to relocate Williams College by its then-president Zepha ...

, the

University of Cambridge The University of Cambridge is a Public university, public collegiate university, collegiate research university in Cambridge, England. Founded in 1209, the University of Cambridge is the List of oldest universities in continuous operation, wo ...

and

Harvard University Harvard University is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1636 and named for its first benefactor, the History of the Puritans in North America, Puritan clergyma ...

. He is married to historian Barbara D. Metcalf.

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1934 births Living people 21st-century American historians 21st-century American male writers Historians of South Asia Harvard University alumni Amherst College alumni Alumni of the University of Cambridge American male non-fiction writers {{US-historian-stub