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He holds the irving and jean stone endowed chair in social sciences at ucla which he joined in 2004. Sanjay subrahmanyam, did his ba and ma in economics from university of delhi. He is the author of several books and publications. He received his phd in 1987 in economics from delhi school of economics. Explorations in connected history book online at best prices in india on. From tagus to the ganges explorations in connected history sanjay subrahmanyam. About the book history writing on south asia has over time debated the politics of its sources. He received his doctorate from the delhi school of economics in 1987. Subrahmanyam, sanjay, explorations in connected history. Sanjay subrahmanyams three ways to be alien draws on the lives and writings of a trio of marginal and liminal figures cast adrift from their traditional moorings into an unknown world.
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