Carl A. Trocki (January 4, 1940 – May 30, 2024) was an American historian specializing in the history of Southeast Asia and China. He was formerly Professor of Asian Studies at the Queensland University of Technology and Director of the Centre for Community and Cross-Cultural Studies. He was a Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities.[1][2][3]
He held a Ph.D. in Southeast Asian history from Cornell University.[4]
His academic publications include studies of Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, the Chinese diaspora, and the history of the drug trade in China and South-East Asia.[5]