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...very good thing we have a person of his distinction here. Washbrook is a first-rate scholar," says John L. Clive, Kenan Professor of History and Literature...
Students in Washbrook's class are also appreciative of his expertise. "He doesn't make broad generalizations; he tries to characterize things very precisely. You know that what he's saying is important." says Saul Weiner '88, a student in History 1810. "He doesn't tell jokes--he's not a funny sort of guy. He doesn't try to sell the course. He just gets up there and goes right...
Weiner says the course especially focuses on the misconceptions of the British role in India. "One of the major functions of history is to create a cultural identity. The modern Indian identity in large part comes out of the freedom struggle," Washbrook explains...
Harish Kavirajan '89, who is planning to take Washbrook's class next semester, says, "Most Indian studies courses at Harvard are literature and language, with a few in religion. The history of India doesn't really exist here, and there is a definite need for the historical perspective...
...South Asia seems quite genuinely neglected at Harvard. There isn't anyone permanent in politics, and as far as I know, there's no one in economics," Washbrook says, adding that while Harvard has committees on Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America, it has no equivalent for India...