Please note: John has left the "History" group at Duke University; some info here might not be up to date.
Office Location: | 201 Carr Bldg |
Office Phone: | +1 919 684 5454, +1 919 688 8828 |
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PhD | University of California, Berkeley | 1970 |
MA | University of California, Berkeley | 1964 |
BA | University of New Hampshire | 1961 |
Dr. Richards specializes in the history of South Asia. He has published extensively on the history of Mughal India. His other interests include environmental history and the history of opium. He also contributes to the expanding field of world history.
Statement of Academic Interests
Lecture titled Warriors and their Homeland in Afghanistan
Lecture titled Opium and the British Indian Empire
Lecture titled The World Hunt, Species Depletion and European Expansion
Lecture titled Mahatma Gandhi