James Dunkerley
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James Chadwick Dunkerley OBE
is Professor of Politics at Queen Mary, University of London
, and the current Director of the Institute for the Study of the Americas
. He has written extensively on Bolivia
, Central America
, and elsewhere in Latin America
.
Dunkerley was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2010 Birthday Honours.
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
is Professor of Politics at Queen Mary, University of London
Queen Mary, University of London
Queen Mary, University of London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and a constituent college of the federal University of London...
, and the current Director of the Institute for the Study of the Americas
Institute for the Study of the Americas
The Institute for the Study of the Americas was founded in August 2004 through a merger of the Institute of Latin American Studies with the Institute of United States Studies , both of which had been founded in 1965 at 31 Tavistock Square...
. He has written extensively on Bolivia
Bolivia
Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...
, Central America
Central America
Central America is the central geographic region of the Americas. It is the southernmost, isthmian portion of the North American continent, which connects with South America on the southeast. When considered part of the unified continental model, it is considered a subcontinent...
, and elsewhere in Latin America
Latin America
Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area...
.
Dunkerley was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2010 Birthday Honours.
Publications
- The Long War. Dictatorship and Revolution in El Salvador. London: Junction Books, 1982.
- Rebellion in the Veins. Political Struggle in Bolivia, 1952-1982. London: Verso, 1984.
- Orígenes del Poder Militar en Bolivia. Historia del Ejército, 1879-1935. La Paz: Quipus Editores/Plural, 1987/2003.
- Power in the Isthmus. A Political History of Modern Central America. London: Verso, 1988.
- Political Suicide in Latin America and Other Essays. London: Verso, 1992.
- The Pacification of Central America. Political Change in the Isthmus, 1987-93. London: Verso, 1994.
- (co-edited with Victor Bulmer-ThomasVictor Bulmer-ThomasVictor Bulmer-Thomas is a British academic who has specialised in Latin America and the Caribbean. Born in London, his first experience of the Americas was as a V.S.O. in Belize , where he taught several of the current leaders of the country....
), The United States and Latin America. The New Agenda. ILAS, The David Rockefeller Center for Latin American StudiesDavid Rockefeller Center for Latin American StudiesFounded in 1994, Harvard's David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies works to increase knowledge of the cultures, economies, histories, environment, and contemporary affairs of past and present Latin America. The Center's main office is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts at Harvard...
, and Harvard UP, 1999. - Americana: The Americas in the World, around 1850. London: Verso, 2000.
- Warriors and Scribes: Essays on the History and Politics of Latin America. London: Verso, 2000.