Background
Sowell, David was born on April 8, 1952 in Jacksonville, Florida, United States. Son of Leon V. and Patricia E. (Plaehn) Sowell.
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The Early Colombian Labor Movement: Artisans and Politics in Bogota, 1832-1919
(David Sowell traces the history of artisan labor organiza...)
David Sowell traces the history of artisan labor organizations in Bogota and examines long-term political activity of Colombian artisans in the century after independence. Relying on contemporary newspapers, political handouts, broadsides, and public petitions, Sowell analyzes the economic, social, and political history of the capital's artisan class, a middling social sector with very significant social and political strengths. This is the first study in English of nineteenth-century Latin American artisans and one of the few treatments that spans the whole of nineteenth-century Colombian history. The rise and late decline of artisan class political activity coincided the Colombia's integration into the world market. Initially petitioning for tariff protection, Bogota's craftsmen in time mobilized to address numerous issues, including industrial education, internal trade order, credit, and better health and educational facilities. Sowell traces the transformation of Colombia's economy and the (mainly negative) effects its evolution had on bogotano artisans. By the end of the nineteenth century, the artisans class was fragmented, their labor leadership replaced by workers associated with industrial production, transportation systems, and the production of coffee. David Sowell is Assistant Professor of History at Juniata College.
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David Sowell
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Education
AB, Western Kentucky University, 1975. Bachelor, Grand Valley State Colleges, 1976. Master of Arts, University Florida, 1980.
Doctor of Philosophy, University Florida, 1986.
Career
Assistant professor Fort Hays (Kansas) State University, 1986-1987, Allegheny College, Meadville, Pennsylvania, 1987-1988, Juniata College, Huntingdon, 1989-1992, associate professor, since 1992, director international programs, 1996-1999.
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The Early Colombian Labor Movement: Artisans and Politics in Bogota, 1832-1919
(David Sowell traces the history of artisan labor organiza...)
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The Early Colombian Labor Movement: Artisans and Politics in Bogota, 1832-1919
Membership
Member American History Association, Latin American Studies Association, Southeastern Conference Latin American Studies, Conference Latin American History (secretary Gran Colombian committee 1989-1991, president 1991-1994, 99—), Sigma Iota Rho.
Connections
Married M. Christine Hedick. 1 child, Emily R.H.
Education
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1975
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1976
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1980
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1986
Career
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1986 - 1987
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1987 - 1988
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1989 - 1992
Awards
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Organization of American States fellow, 1983, Doherty fellow Princeton University, 1983, Fulbright fellow, 1983, American Council of Learned Societies fellow, 1995. Tinker research grantee, 1985, National Endowment of the Humanities grantee, 1991, 92, 95.Organization of American States fellow, 1983, Doherty fellow Princeton University, 1983, Fulbright fellow, 1983, American Council of Learned Societies fellow, 1995. Tinker research grantee, 1985, National Endowment of the Humanities grantee, 1991, 92, 95.