Oscar J. Martinez, PhD, received his doctorate in history from the University of California, Los Angeles. His research focus is on the political, economic and social history of the U.S.-Mexico borderlands, and he examines broad themes such as the evolution of the Mexican northern frontier cities, the Mexican Revolution along the border, and borderlands culture. He is the author of several books, including “Troublesome Border” and “Fragments of the Mexican Revolution: Personal Accounts from the Border”. His most recent book, “Why Mexico is Poorer than the United States”, is an examination of economic development in Mexico as contrasted to that of the United States. His lecture for this program assessed the role of the U.S. Mexico borderlands in the Mexican Revolution with an emphasis on controversies, disturbances, and battles that affected the history of Mexico and the United States.
Some works by Dr. Martinez: These titles link to the University of Arizona Library catalog.