Paul Richard Brass (November 8, 1936 – May 31, 2022) was an American political scientist known for his research on the

politics of India Politics of India works within the framework of the country's Constitution. India is a parliamentary democratic secular republic in which the president of India is the head of state & first citizen of India and the prime minister of India is t ...

. He was professor emeritus of

political science Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and power, and the analysis of political activities, political thought, political behavior, and associated constitutions and la ...

and

international relations International relations (IR), sometimes referred to as international studies and international affairs, is the scientific study of interactions between sovereign states. In a broader sense, it concerns all activities between states—such a ...

at the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies,

University of Washington The University of Washington (UW, simply Washington, or informally U-Dub) is a public research university in Seattle, Washington. Founded in 1861, Washington is one of the oldest universities on the West Coast; it was established in Seattl ...

, where he taught since 1965. After his B.A. in government in 1958 from

Harvard College Harvard College is the undergraduate college of Harvard University, an Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636, Harvard College is the original school of Harvard University, the oldest institution of higher lea ...

, he did M.A. in political science,

University of Chicago The University of Chicago (UChicago, Chicago, U of C, or UChi) is a private university, private research university in Chicago, Illinois. Its main campus is located in Chicago's Hyde Park, Chicago, Hyde Park neighborhood. The University of Chic ...

in 1959, followed by Ph.D. in political science, University of Chicago in 1964. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts. He attended the Boston Latin School. He has studied the

Indian subcontinent The Indian subcontinent is a list of the physiographic regions of the world, physiographical region in United Nations geoscheme for Asia#Southern Asia, Southern Asia. It is situated on the Indian Plate, projecting southwards into the Indian O ...

since 1961. He has published numerous books on the politics of India, including '' The Production of Hindu-Muslim Violence in Contemporary India'' (2004).

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Brass, Paul 1936 births 2022 deaths Harvard College alumni University of Chicago alumni American political scientists University of Washington faculty American Indologists