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Professor Parthasarathi Prasannan is a historian specializing in Modern South Asian history, global history, labor history, economic history, and environmental history. He holds the position of Professor and Chairperson of the History Department at Boston College, where he has been since 1998. His research focuses on the interplay between economic systems, environmental changes, and labor dynamics in pre-colonial and colonial South Asia.
He earned his Ph.D. from Harvard University. Notable works include Why Europe Grew Rich and Asia Did Not (2011), which won the Jerry Bentley Book Prize, and The Spinning World (2009). His current research examines environmental change, agriculture, and labor in 19th-century South India.
Dr. Prasannan has been supported by fellowships from institutions like the Dibner Institute and the Radcliffe Institute. He serves on editorial boards for journals such as International Labor and Working Class History and co-curated the exhibition Indian Ocean Current at Boston College’s McMullen Museum (2020). His work bridges economic, environmental, and global historical perspectives, addressing themes of divergence, colonialism, and sustainability.
His publications critically analyze topics like textile trade networks, colonial resource exploitation, and the roots of global economic disparities. Awards include recognition from the World History Association and Choice magazine. He teaches courses on global history, South Asian studies, and environmental history, emphasizing interdisciplinary approaches.
