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"From Bengal to the Bight of Biafra: The Dynamics of British Colonial Expansion in the 18th and 19th Centuries" Vivek Chibber, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Sociology; Director of Graduate Studies New York University Interests in Economic sociology; sociology of development; Marxian theory; political sociology; comparative-historical sociology; social theory. Website: http://sociology.fas.nyu.edu/object/vivekchibber.html Dr. Chibber is Associate Professor of Sociology and Director of Graduate Studies at New York University. His book "Locked in Place: State-Building and Late Industrialization in India. (Princeton University Press, 2003) won many awards and including the 2006 Distinguished Publication (Honorable Mention) Award from the ASA.