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Faculty Department Chair American Indian History Asian History European History Latin American History Near Eastern & Islamic History U.S. History U.S. West History
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 Tom Wright, Ph.D. Office: Wright Hall, B-308 Website: Tom Wright, Ph.D.
Thomas Wright received his B.A. from Pomona College (1963). He took his junior year in Peru, which began his life-long interest in Latin America. He went to the University of California, Berkeley for the M.A. (1964) and Ph.D. (1971). He has taught at UNLV since 1972. Wright teaches a variety of courses on Latin America, including a two semester lower division survey of Latin American history. Upper division courses include History of Mexico, History of the Andean Region, Revolution and Reaction in Contemporary Latin America, and The Mexican Revolution. At the graduate level, he offers the colloquium and research seminar on Modern Latin America. Wright's research interests focus on twentieth century Latin American political history. His books include State Terrorism in Latin America: Chile, Argentina, and International Human Rights (2007); Latin America in the Era of the Cuban Revolution (rev. ed., 2001); Flight from Chile: Voices of Exile (co-author Rody Oñate, 1998); Food, Politics, and Society in Latin America (co-editor John C. Super, 1985); and Landowners and Reform in Chile: The Sociedad Nacional de Agricultura, 1919-1940 (1982). Two of these have been published in Spanish translation. In a different vein, Wright has co-authored a new book with Jerry Simich called The Peoples of Las Vegas: One City, Many Faces (2005). In addition, he has published journal articles, book chapters, and entries in proceedings and encyclopedias on various Latin American topics.
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