The Other Indians: A Political and Cultural History of South Asians in America
Prof. Vinay Lal is Associate Professor of History at UCLA where he teaches Indian history, comparative colonial histories, contemporary politics and knowledge, and the politics of culture. His research interests include the worldwide Indian diaspora, especially in the U.S., Fiji, Trinidad, Malaysia, and South Africa, and the politics of race, religion, and ethnicity in South Asia. Professor Lal was awarded the Ph.D with Distinction at the University of Chicago and is the author of many books includingEmpire of Knowledge: Culture and Plurality in the Global Economy(2005), andIntroducing Hinduism(2005).