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Gwyn Campbell

Gwyn Campbell is a historian specializing in the economic and social history of the Indian Ocean region, particularly Malagasy history and slavery studies. Born in Fianarantsoa, Madagascar, to Welsh missionary parents and raised in southwest Wales, he holds degrees in economic history from the Universities of Birmingham and Wales. He is the founding Director of McGill University's Indian Ocean World Centre, former Canada Research Chair in Indian Ocean World History (2005-2019), and a pioneer in Indian Ocean Studies.

Fianarantsoa, Madagascar
Economic History Indian Ocean Studies Malagasy History Slavery Studies
Women and Slavery, Vol. 1: Africa, the Indian Ocean World, and the Medieval North Atlantic
Women and Slavery, Vol. 1: Africa, the Indian Ocean World, and the Medieval North Atlantic
2007
 The Travels of Robert Lyall, 1789–1831: Scottish Surgeon, Naturalist and British Agent to the Court of Madagascar
The Travels of Robert Lyall, 1789–1831: Scottish Surgeon, Naturalist and British Agent to the Court of Madagascar
2022
 Women and Slavery, Vol. 2: The Modern Atlantic
Women and Slavery, Vol. 2: The Modern Atlantic
2007
 Africa and the Indian Ocean World from Early Times to Circa 1900 (New Approaches to African History, Series Number 14)
Africa and the Indian Ocean World from Early Times to Circa 1900 (New Approaches to African History, Series Number 14)
2019
 Structure of Slavery in Indian Ocean Africa and Asia (Routledge Studies in Slave and Post-Slave Societies and Cultures)
Structure of Slavery in Indian Ocean Africa and Asia (Routledge Studies in Slave and Post-Slave Societies and Cultures)
2004