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Kalman Silvert highlights the extraordinary career of an extraordinary man—one of the founding architects of Latin American studies in the United States, a major builder of the inter-American scholarly community, and an influential figure in US-Latin American relations. Thirteen distinguished Latin Americanists discuss Silvert's role as scholar, teacher, mentor, colleague, public intellectual, institution builder, and philanthropist. They also emphasize his contributions at the Ford Foundation, where he served as senior program adviser from 1967 until his death in 1976. Coeditors Abraham Lowenthal and Martin Weinstein frame the retrospective, underlining the integration of Silvert's multiple contributions and the continuing relevance of his legacy

The life of Kalman Silvert illustrates the extraordinary career of an extraordinary man, one of the founding architects of Latin American studies in the United States, an important builder of the inter-American academic community, and an influential figure in relations between the United States and Latin America. Thirteen distinguished Latin Americanists elaborate on Silvert's role as an academic, teacher, mentor, colleague, public intellectual, institution builder and philanthropist. They also emphasize his contributions to the Ford Foundation, where he served as Senior Program Advisor from 1967 until his death in 1976. Co-editors Abraham F. Lowenthal and Martin Weinstein frame the retrospective, underscoring the integration of Silvert's multiple contributions and the permanent relevance of his legacy.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part One Assessing the Impact of Global Change -- 1. The United States, Latin America, and the World After the Cold War -- 2. Latin America and the End of the Cold War: An Essay in Frustration -- 3. A View from, the Southern Cone -- 4. Latin America and the United States in a Changing World Economy -- Part Two The Prospect for New Partners -- 5. Europe and Latin America in the 1990s -- 6. Russia and Latin America in the 1990s -- 7. Japan and Latin America: New Patterns in the 1990s -- 8. China and Latin America After the Cold War's End -- Part Three Framing Policy Responses -- 9. Regionalism in the Americas -- 10. A New OAS for the New Times -- 11. Cuba in a New World -- 12. Confronting a New World: Latin American Policy Responses -- The New World Reconsidered -- Latin America: Decline and Responsibility -- Brazil in a New World -- Confronting a New World -- 13. Latin America and the United States in a New World: Prospects for Partnership -- List of Acronyms -- About the Contributors -- About the Book -- Index

"Este ensayo toma en cuenta las publicaciones más importantes aparecidas recientemente sobre el Perú, en inglés. Hace un resumen de lo que significó el experimento peruano, analiza porqué ocurrió y se desarrolló de la manera que lo hizo, y evalúa sus resultados e importancia. Destacamos varios puntos de vista opuestos en los intentos de explicar la experiencia peruana bajo los militares. Finalmente, analizamos las lecciones de este período para el Perú, para el rol de los militares en la política de los países en desarrollo, para el estudio comparativo de la política latinoamericana y para el desarrollo en el Tercer Mundo". ― Introducción

Prologue: Kalman Silvert: an appreciation / Ricardo Lagos -- Silvert's wide-ranging contributions and legacy / Abraham F. Lowenthal and Martin Weinstein -- Silvert's committed scholarship / Christopher Mitchell -- Silvert's approach and methods / Daniel Levine -- Silvert and democratic theory / Joel Jutkowitz -- Mentoring a generation / Martin Weinstein -- Nurturing a transnational scholarly community / Jorge Balán -- Striving to improve US-Latin American relations / Abraham F. Lowenthal -- Bringing vision, mission and values to philanthropy / Peter S. Cleaves and Richard W. Dye -- Combining ideas and action / Julio Cotler -- Silvert and the "American dream" / Louis W. Goodman -- Silvert as a public intellectual / Morris Blachman and Kenneth Sharpe -- Epilogue: Kalman Silvert and Latin American studies today / Gilbert Joseph

Prologue: Kalman Silvert: an appreciation / Ricardo Lagos --. - Silvert's wide-ranging contributions and legacy / Abraham F. Lowenthal and Martin Weinstein --. - Silvert's committed scholarship / Christopher Mitchell --. - Silvert's approach and methods / Daniel Levine --. - Silvert and democratic theory / Joel Jutkowitz --. - Mentoring a generation / Martin Weinstein --. - Nurturing a transnational scholarly community / Jorge Balán --. - Striving to improve US-Latin American relations / Abraham F. Lowenthal --. - Bringing vision, mission and values to philanthropy / Peter S. Cleaves and Richard W. Dye --. - Combining ideas and action / Julio Cotler --. - Silvert and the "American dream" / Louis W. Goodman --. - Silvert as a public intellectual / Morris Blachman and Kenneth Sharpe --. - Epilogue: Kalman Silvert and Latin American studies today / Gilbert Joseph

Peru's self-proclaimed "revolution"—surprisingly extensive reforms initiated by the military government—has aroused great interest all over Latin America and the Third World. This book is the first systematic and comprehensive attempt to appraise Peru's current experiment in both national and regional perspective. It compares recent innovative approaches to Peru's problems with the methods used by earlier regimes, providing original and stimulating interpretations of contemporary Peru from the viewpoints of political science, sociology, history, economics, and education.Originally published in 1976.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These paperback editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905