Kenneth A. Ballhatchet (1922–1995) was a

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historian and university professor.

Biography

He was born in

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on 29 November 1922.Years spent in India
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, Bristol. He graduated from Peterhouse College,

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. He served as the Professor Emeritus of South Asian history at the

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. He is also listed as a contributor to the

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and the article on

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was largely written by him. He died on 13 March 1995. After his death a

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was published in his honour by Peter Robb.

Bibliography

His notable books include: * ''Race, sex, and class under the Raj : imperial attitudes and policies and their critics, 1793-1905'' * ''Social policy and social change in western India, 1817-1830'' * ''The City in South Asia : pre-modern and modern'' * ''Society and ideology : essays in South Asian history'' * ''Class, caste and Catholicism in India 1789-1914 '' * ''Changing South Asia''

References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ballhatchet, Kenneth 1922 births 1995 deaths 20th-century English historians Historians of South Asia People from Bristol Alumni of Peterhouse, Cambridge People educated at Clifton College Academics of the University of London