Vinay Lal

Vinay Lal is associate professor of history at UCLA. He is the author of Empire of Knowledge: Culture and Plurality in the Global Economy.

The beginning of a history

The origins of Francis Fukuyama's most prominent book, The End of History and the Last Man, lay in a journal article published under the title of "The

By Vinay Lal

/ 24 May 2006

Academic vigilantism

Last week's launch of a website dedicated to exposing "UCLA's most radical professors" opens a new front in an ongoing war waged by the

By Vinay Lal

/ 23 Jan 2006

The Tavistock Square Gandhi: war on terror and non-violence

Central London has many beautiful squares, oases of rest, reflection, and rumination. Nearly every square has historical associations, but Tavistock Square is uniquely significant. At its centre is one of

By Vinay Lal

/ 24 Jul 2005

Vinay Lal

The beginning of a history

Academic vigilantism

The Tavistock Square Gandhi: &#147;war on terror&#148; and non-violence

The Tavistock Square Gandhi: war on terror and non-violence