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Paul H. Lewis is professor emeritus and former Chair of Political Science at Tulane University. Lewis received his BA from the University of Florida and PhD from UNC Chapel Hill. [1] [2] [3] In 1991, he helped organize the Louisiana chapter of the National Association of Scholars. [2]

The books he wrote include:

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References

  1. ↑ "Paul Lewis". Roger Thayer Stone Center For Latin American Studies. Archived from the original on 2021-11-29. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
  2. 1 2 Elson, John (1991-04-01). "Academics In Opposition". Time. ISSN   0040-781X . Retrieved 2022-01-06.
  3. ↑ Greenwood
  4. ↑ Lewis, Paul H. (1968). The Politics of Exile: Paraguay's Febrerista Party. University of North Carolina Press. ISBN   978-0-8078-1063-7.
  5. ↑ Lewis, Paul H. (1980). Paraguay Under Stroessner. University of North Carolina Press. ISBN   978-0-8078-1437-6.
  6. ↑ Carlisle, Douglas (1982-01-01). "Paul H. Lewis, Paraguay Under Stroessner (Book Review) - ProQuest". International Journal of Comparative Sociology. 23: 275. doi:10.1177/002071528202300324. S2CID   143967835.
  7. ↑ Wiarda, Howard J. (1981). "Paul H. Lewis. Paraguay under Stroessner. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press. 1980. Pp. xi, 256". The American Historical Review . 86 (3): 679–680. doi:10.2307/1860547. ISSN   0002-8762. JSTOR   1860547.
  8. ↑ Biles, Robert E. (1984). "Socialism, Liberalism, and Dictatorship in Paraguay. By Lewis Paul H." American Political Science Review . American Political Science Association. 78 (2): 538–539. doi:10.2307/1963417. JSTOR   1963417. S2CID   146273590.
  9. ↑ Lewis, Paul H. (1992). The Crisis of Argentine Capitalism. University of North Carolina Press. ISBN   978-0-8078-4356-7.
  10. ↑ Teichman, Judith (1990). "The Crisis of Argentine Capitalism by Paul H. Lewis". Canadian Journal of Political Science . Canadian Political Science Association. 23 (4): 814–816. doi:10.1017/S0008423900021119. ISSN   0008-4239. JSTOR   3228466. S2CID   154503621.
  11. ↑ Lewis, Paul H. (2002). Latin Fascist Elites: The Mussolini, Franco, and Salazar Regimes. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN   978-0-275-97880-8.
  12. ↑ Pinto, António Costa (2006). "Back to European Fascism". Contemporary European History . Cambridge University Press. 15 (1): 103–115. doi:10.1017/S0960777306003122. ISSN   0960-7773. JSTOR   20081297. S2CID   162599606.
  13. ↑ Lewis, Paul H. (2002). Guerrillas and Generals: The "Dirty War" in Argentina. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN   978-0-275-97360-5.
  14. ↑ Hodges, Donald C. (2002). "Guerrillas and Generals: The "Dirty War" in Argentina. (Book Reviews)". Political Science Quarterly . Academy of Political Science. 117 (4): 713–714. doi:10.2307/798171. ISSN   0032-3195. JSTOR   798171.
  15. ↑ Lewis, Paul H. (2009). The Agony of Argentine Capitalism: From Menem to the Kirchners. Praeger. ISBN   978-0-313-37877-5.
  16. ↑ Lewis, Paul H. (2006). Authoritarian Regimes in Latin America: Dictators, Despots, and Tyrants. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN   978-0-7425-3739-2.


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