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Arthur P. Schmidt

Latin America

I have been a member of the Department of History at Temple University since 1971, teaching both undergraduate and graduate courses in Latin American history and in aspects of world history. My research and publications have focused on Mexico since the late 19th century and on world economic history. At Temple I have served as director of the programs in Urban Studies and in Latin American Studies and been a member of the board of review of Temple University Press. I edit a testimonial series for the Press entitled Voices of Latin American Life. I served as an international observer in three different contexts: in refugee camps in Honduras in 1982, 1988, and 1989; in the Nicaraguan and Salvadoran elections of 1990 and 1994 respectively; and in post-electoral settings in Mexico City and Chiapas in 1994 and 1995. In 1991 and 1993 I spent five weeks giving workshops on global economic issues to university, business, labor, and non-governmental organization audiences in El Salvador and Nicaragua for the American Friends Service Committee.