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Robert Travers is a historian specializing in the British Empire, particularly the British imperial history in India. His research examines the growth and consolidation of the British-ruled territorial empire in eastern India during the late eighteenth century. With interests spanning political, cultural, legal, and economic histories of early modern empires, Travers focuses on the interactions between British and South Asian forms of political life. He teaches courses on British imperialism, the Mughal Empire, and the global interconnections during the early modern period. Travers authored 'Ideology of Empire in Eighteenth Century India: British Bengal, 1757-1793', which analyzes the political thought of the British empire-builders in India and how they legitimized their conquests by appropriating styles of governance from the Mughal Empire. His recent work, 'Empires' Complaints: Mughal Law Making in British India, 1765-1793', explores the transformation of Mughal legal frameworks during British colonization, focusing on Indian practices of petitioning and claims-making. Currently, he is researching the impeachment trial of Warren Hastings, the Governor-General of British India, and its significance in global legal history.
Cornell University • Ithaca, NY
Teaching and researching British imperial history and South Asian history.
Department of Architecture