Christopher Bayly, 1945-2015

Paul Lay offers a few words on the eminent historian, who died in April. 

Paul Lay | Published in 13 May 2015

Christopher Bayly, 1945-2015.The sudden, unexpected death last month of the distinguished historian Christopher Bayly, one of the pioneers of global history and a remarkable scholar of India in particular, came as a tremendous shock to those many who knew him, indeed anyone who had admired and absorbed his innovative, brilliant works.

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