Peter Coclanis

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Peter A. Coclanis is an American historian, currently the Albert Ray Newsome Distinguished Professor at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His current concerns are business history and has studied places such as the American South and Southeast Asia. [1] [2]

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References

  1. "Peter A. Coclanis". unc.edu. Retrieved March 6, 2017.
  2. "Coclanis, Peter A." worldcat.org. Retrieved March 6, 2017.