Early Modern

Lori De Lucia is a historian who specializes in the history of slavery in the early modern Mediterranean, with a focus on networks connecting southern Italy and West Africa. She received her doctorate in History from UCLA in 2020. She is interested in...

Murari Jha is an economic and environmental historian of early modern India, and his broader research interests include the Mughal Empire, Ganga River Systems, European East India Companies, Indian Merchant Communities and the Indian Ocean. He received...

Research Interests: The history of Dutch capitalism in global comparative perspective; war and economic development; and slavery.

Research interests: History of Europe during early modern times, particularly the political economy of the Iberian Empires; global capital; merchant networks; slave traffic; Asian trade; and global cities.