About Me
I am Professor Emeritus of History at Drexel University where I taught for 37 years. I wrote two award-winning books: Mexico in the Time of Cholera (2019) and Origins of Instability in Early Republican Mexico (1991).
Choice described my work this way: "Mexico in the Time of Cholera is a sophisticated piece of scholarship--not to mention one that reads like a novel. Opening a clear window onto the Republic in its earliest years, Stevens deserves high praise for a fine achievement. Highly recommended." A reviewer in the journal Medical History wrote: "Stevens brings both thoughtfulness and playfulness to his interpretations. ... In each chapter, Stevens draws concrete and persuasive conclusions about popular expressions of Catholicism."
As a product of my teaching at Drexel, I edited two volumes of essays focusing on how historians see feature films about Latin America history. The most recent volume was described by a reviewer as “filled with essays brimming with insight and analysis. This volume should become a standard reference point for teachers and researchers of Latin American history and film."
My research has been supported by grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Social Science Research Council and the American Council of Learned Societies, Joint Committee on Latin American Studies.
I was also the editor of The Americas: A Quarterly Review of Latin American History and served on the journal’s editorial board for 24 years.
Choice described my work this way: "Mexico in the Time of Cholera is a sophisticated piece of scholarship--not to mention one that reads like a novel. Opening a clear window onto the Republic in its earliest years, Stevens deserves high praise for a fine achievement. Highly recommended." A reviewer in the journal Medical History wrote: "Stevens brings both thoughtfulness and playfulness to his interpretations. ... In each chapter, Stevens draws concrete and persuasive conclusions about popular expressions of Catholicism."
As a product of my teaching at Drexel, I edited two volumes of essays focusing on how historians see feature films about Latin America history. The most recent volume was described by a reviewer as “filled with essays brimming with insight and analysis. This volume should become a standard reference point for teachers and researchers of Latin American history and film."
My research has been supported by grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Social Science Research Council and the American Council of Learned Societies, Joint Committee on Latin American Studies.
I was also the editor of The Americas: A Quarterly Review of Latin American History and served on the journal’s editorial board for 24 years.