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James Petras

American sociologist

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born: 1937
died: 2026
age at death: 89
known for: sociologist, university teacher, writer

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James Petras was an American sociologist and academic who was the Bartle Professor (Emeritus) of Sociology at Binghamton University in Binghamton, New York, and adjunct professor at Saint Mary's University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. He published on political issues with particular focus on Latin America and the Middle East, imperialism, globalization, and leftist social movements.

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