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John H. Coatsworth
Acting Dean, School of International and Public Affairs; Professor of International and Public Affairs and of History
1414 International Affairs
Mail Code: 3328
Phone
work:
+1 212 854 4604
Email
jhc2125@columbia.edu
Office Hours
Tuesday 3-5
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John H. Coatsworth
Acting Dean, School of International and Public Affairs; Professor of International and Public Affairs and of History
Columbia University
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Biography
John Coatsworth, professor (joint with DIPA), studies the comparative economic, social, and international history of Latin American, especially
Mexico
,
Central America
, and the
Caribbean
. He received his B.A. from Wesleyan (1963) and his M.A. (1967) and Ph.D. (1972) from the
University
of
Wisconsin
,
Madison
. He taught at Chicago and Harvard before coming in 2007 to
Columbia
, where he now serves as Acting Dean of the
School
of
International
and Public Affairs. His recent publications include: Cambridge Economic History of Latin America (co-ed., 2 vols., 2006); The United States and Central America: The Clients and the Colossus (1994);
Latin America
and the World Economy Since 1800 (co-ed., 1998); and Culturas Encontradas:
Cuba
y los Estados Unidos (co-ed., 2001). Professor Coatsworth is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, the Board of Directors of the Tinker Foundation, and numerous professional associations. He is a former president of the American Historical Association. In 2005, he was elected to membership in the
American
Academy
of Arts and Sciences.
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