Woodward, Ralph Lee, Jr.

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WOODWARD, Ralph Lee, Jr.

WOODWARD, Ralph Lee, Jr. American, b. 1934. Genres: History. Career: Professor of History, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, since 1970 (Head, Dept of History, 1973-75, 1986-88). Asst Professor of History, University of Wichita, Kansas, 1961-62, and University of Southwestern Louisiana, Lafayette, 1962-63; Assoc Professor of History, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1963-67. Visiting Professor U.S. Military Academy, West Point, 1989. Publications: Political Economy in Guatemala, 1962; Class Privilege and Economic Development, 1966; Robinson Crusoe's Island, 1969; (ed.) Positivism in Latin America, 1971; (with M. Rodriguez, M. Williford, and W. J. Griffith) Applied Enlightenment: 19th Century Liberalism, 1972; Central America: A Nation Divided, 1976, 1985; Tribute to Don Bernardo de Galvez, 1979; Belize, 1980; Nicaragua, 1983; (ed.) Research Guide to Central America and the Caribbean, 1985; (ed.) Central America: Historical Perspectives on the Contemporary Crises, 1988; El Salvador, 1988; Guatemala, 1992; Rafael Carrera and the Emergence of the Republic of Guatemala, 1993; (ed.) Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture, 1996. Address: Dept of History, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70118, U.S.A.

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