John McLeod

Professor of History

Research: Great Britain • British Empire • South Asia

Most of Dr. McLeod's research is on the history of India during the colonial period.  He has published three books: Sovereignty, Power, Control:  Politics in the States of Western India, 1916-1947, which came out in 1999; The History of India, published in 2002; and African Elites in India, co-edited with Kenneth X. Robbins and released in 2006. He is now working on two more books, Indian Tory:  A Biography of Sir Mancherjee Merwanjee Bhownaggree (that's him below), and Rajmandal:  Historical and Genealogical Notes on the Royal Families of South Asia.  He has also written articles and book reviews in American, Australian, British, Canadian and Indian journals. Since coming to U of L in 1995, he has taught courses on the History of Civilizations; British Imperialism; Civilizations of Ancient and Medieval India; Civilizations of Modern India; English History; the English Monarchy and the Birth of the Modern Age (which culminated in a two-week trip to England); the History of India; Royalty in Indian History (which included a trip to India); and Victorian Britain.