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Michael S. Silvestri
Ph.D., Columbia University, 1998
Assistant Professor
122 Hardin Hall
(864) 656-5377
msilves@clemson.edu

Dr. Silvestri, an expert on the British empire, teaches courses in English history, as well as Honors seminars. His publications include two essays on terrorism in Bengal: "The 'Sinn Fein of India': Irish Nationalism and the Policing of Revolutionary Terrorism in Bengal, 1905-1939,” and “'An Irishman is Specially Suited to be a Policeman': Sir Charles Tegart and Revolutionary Terrorism in Bengal."

Selected Publications

“’315 Million of India with Ireland to the Last’: Irish and Indian Nationalists in North America,” in Tadhg Foley and Maureen O’Connor, eds., Ireland and India: Colonies, Culture, Empire (2006), pp. 244-55.

“The Thrill of ‘Simply Dressing Up’: The Indian Police, Disguise, and Intelligence Work in the British Raj.” Journal of Colonialism and Colonial History (August, 2001).

“The ‘Sinn Fein of India’: Irish Nationalism and the Policing of Revolutionary Terrorism in Bengal, 1905-1939,” Journal of British Studies (October, 2000).

“‘An Irishman is Specially Suited to be a Policeman’: Sir Charles Tegart and Revolutionary Terrorism in Bengal,” History-Ireland (Winter 2000).

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