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Tim Harper's research interests centre on the history of modern Southeast Asia and the region's global connections. His first book, The End of Empire and the Making of Malaya (1999), was a study of war, communist rebellion and the achievement of independence in Malaya and Singapore.
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Tim Harper is a historian of modern Southeast Asia and its global connections. He has written books and articles on topics such as the end of empire, the Second World War, health, and transnational networks.
Professor Tim Harper is currently the Head of the School of the Humanities and Social Sciences and Professor of the History of Southeast Asia and a Fellow of Magdalene College. His research explores how the history of localities and local political events are shaped by a global consciousness and transnational networks.
A history of anti-colonial movements in Asia from 1905 to 1927, based on the author's research and interviews. The book explores the connections and influences among revolutionaries across China, India, Indonesia, Vietnam and other countries.
Tim Harper is Director of the Centre for History and Economics, Professor of the History of Southeast Asia, University of Cambridge, and a Fellow of Magdalene College. His research interests centre on the history of modern Southeast Asia and the region’s global connections.
Jan 4, 2022 · Tim Harper explores the anti-colonial activity across Asia in the early twentieth century, focusing on the radicals who challenged empire from below. He weaves together an array of sources into a memorable narrative and offers a fresh perspective on familiar events.
Jun 22, 2021 · In Tim Harper’s Underground Asia, a magisterial history of anti-imperialism in Asia in the first three decades of the twentieth century, this uprising constitutes one part of an Asia-wide assault on European empires.
