Alfred W. McCoy

Alfred W. McCoy
Born
Alfred William McCoy

(1945-06-08) June 8, 1945 (age 79)
OccupationEducator
ParentMargarita Piel
Academic background
Alma materColumbia University (BA)
University of California, Berkeley (MA)
Yale University (PhD)
ThesisYloilo: Factional Conflict in a Colonial Economy, Iloilo Province, Philippines, 1937-1955 (1977)
Doctoral advisorHarold C. Conklin
Academic work
DisciplineHistorian
InstitutionsYale University
University of New South Wales
University of Wisconsin–Madison
Doctoral studentsTemario Rivera (1994)
Main interestsHistory of the Philippines
Foreign policy of the United States
European colonisation of Southeast Asia
Illegal drug trade
Central Intelligence Agency covert operations
Notable worksThe Politics of Heroin in Southeast Asia (1972)

Alfred William McCoy (born June 8, 1945) is an American historian and educator. He is the Fred Harvey Harrington Professor of History at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.[1] He specializes in the history of the Philippines, foreign policy of the United States, European colonisation of Southeast Asia, illegal drug trade, and Central Intelligence Agency covert operations.

  1. ^ "Alfred W. McCoy." Department of History, University of Wisconsin. Archived from the original.

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