Frank Conlon

Region of Interest	South Asia
Primary Country of Residence	United States of America
Title	Professor Emeritus of History, South Asian Studies and Comparative Religion
Affiliation	University of Washington, Seattle
Email	conlon@u.washington.edu
Mailing Address	ADDRESS: (during Academic year) University of Washington, Seattle 83 Benthaven Place Boulder, CO 80305-6200 (Summer) c/o Department of History University of Washington Box 353560 Seattle, WA 98195-3560
Phone/Fax Number(s)	phones: 206-543-5790 (History Department) 303-499-0667 (Boulder residence) 206-525-1757 (Seattle residence) FAX: 206-543-9451
Countries of Specialization	India
Research Interests	History of South Asia, esp. India Urban history Social history Cultural history Caste, urbanization, colonialism Religion in modern India Bombay city, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Goa Current work: Continuing as founding editor of H-ASIA Managing Director, Bibliography of Asian Studies (AAS) Engaged in writing a revised and expanded new edition of my study of the Saraswat Brahmans, A Caste in a Changing World: The Chitrapur Saraswat Brahmans, 1708-2008
Publications	Conlon, F. F. (1977). A caste in a changing world: The Chitrapur Saraswat Brahmans, 1700-1935. Berkeley: University of California Press.
Keywords	urban history ; social history ; cultural history ; caste ; urbanization ; colonialism ; ...