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...Frederick M. Nunn Latin America’s Wars . Vol. 2, The Age of the Professional Soldier, 1900–2001 . By Scheina Robert L. . Washington, DC : Brassey’s , 2003 . Photographs. Illustrations. Maps. Notes. Index. xxvi, 530 pp. Cloth , $49.95 . Copyright 2005 by Duke University Press...

...G. Pope Atkins The Time of the Generals: Latin American Professional Militarism in World Perspective . By Nunn Frederick . Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press , 1992 . Notes. Index . xv , 349 pp. Cloth . $50.00 . Copyright 1995 by Duke University Press 1995...

... developments in Ecuador. She stressed three aspects: the improvement of archives and repositories, the emergence of a new group of professional historians, and a growing interest in Ecuador among foreign scholars. She identified Julio Estrada, the director of the Archivo Histórico del Guayas, as one...

... by Dr. John Finan of the Conference on Latin American History, with the assistance of the session chairmen. * * * * * The Ford Foundation announced the award of $1, 227, 000 to the American Council of Learned Societies for advanced study, professional internships, and postdoctoral research...

... to be held in Puerto Rico in 1972. Inter-American Planning Society-$80,000 grant, in support of the publications program of the society, a professional organization of some 2,000 national, provincial, and municipal officials, members of university faculties and research institutions, mainly Latin...

... professional internships, for the advancement of training and research in Latin American and Caribbean studies. Appointments are made to graduate students, young professionals and advanced scholars. Various sectors of the Program offer appointments to individuals in the United States, Canada, the United...

...José Z. García ** Professor García is Assistant Professor of Political Science, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces. Copyright 1980 by Duke University Press 1980 Frederick Nunn’s “Professional Militarism in Twentieth-Century Peru: Historical and Theoretical Background...

... of a leftist stance, or was it based on professional priorities? Fourth, was the Peruvian military—unlike its Argentine, Brazilian, and Chilean counterparts—devoid of any ideology prior to the advent of U. S. influence; could professional militarism be manifested overnight? Finally, just how long have theories...

...,” Vincent H. Cassidy, University of Akron, argued that Pre-Columbian discovery is a valid area for research and blamed neglect of the subject by professionals for “amateur” and “crackpot” domination of it. He suggested that “amateurs” are frequently more professional than their critics and pointed...