Vijay Prashad

Vijay Prashad is a historian, journalist and educator. He was a professor of international studies at Trinity College in Connecticut for many years. He is the director of Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research, based in Argentina, Brazil, South Africa, and India. He is also editor of LeftWord Books, based in New Delhi. Additionally, he is the chief correspondent for Globetrotter. He is the author of many books including The Darker Nations: A People’s History of the Third World, Red Star Over the Third World, The Poorer Nations: A Possible History of the Global South and Washington Bullets: A History of the CIA, Coups, and Assassinations.