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Edwin Lieuwen

Edwin Lieuwen (February 8, 1923 – May 25, 1988) was an American historian, professor, and author. His area of expertise was focused on Latin America . His work was a major precu...

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Edwin Lieuwen (February 8, 1923 – May 25, 1988) was an American historian, professor, and author. His area of expertise was focused on Latin America. His work was a major precursor to the establishing of the Latin American Institute.[1][2]

Early life and education

Born in Harrison, South Dakota on February 8, 1923, he attended the University of California, Berkeley and graduated in 1951 with a PhD. He then received a Fulbright lectureship to attend the University of Utrecht in the Netherlands.[1]

Career

After his return from the Netherlands, he worked for three years as a policy analyst at the United States State Department for three years. In 1957 he was appointed as chairman to the history department as the University of New Mexico. Lieuwen found himself in an academic circle that included France Vinton Scholes as the authority on Latin American studies. His work established the Latin American studies program which would later become the Latin American Institute.[1]

He wrote for the Kirkus Reviews,[3][4][5]The Journal of Economic History,[6]Foreign Affairs,[7] and several other academic journals.

He was considered an expert in several Latin-American fields including oil in Venezuela.[2]

Personal life

Lieuwen married Marian Whitehead Lieuwen (1925-2010).

Death

Lieuwen died in 1988 in Albuquerque, New Mexico at the age of sixty-five. He is buried in Sunset Memorial Park.[1]

Legacy

An award was named after Lieuwen by the Rocky Mountain Council for Latin American Studies for exceptional teaching and studies into Latin American policy and relations.[8]

Books

  • The Cuban Revolution[9]
  • Generals Vs. Presidents: Neo-Militarism in Latin America[10]
  • Mexican Militarism: The Political Rise And Fall Of The Revolutionary Army, 1910 1940[11]
  • Arms and Politics in Latin America[12]
  • Venezuela[13]
  • The Role Of The Military In Underdeveloped Countries[14]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Meyer, Michael C (febrero de 1989). "Edwin Lieuwen (1923-1988)" . The Hispanic American Historical Review . 69 (1): 119– 122. doi : 10.1215/00182168-69.1.119 . JSTOR 2516166 . 
  2. 1 2 ""Cipriano Castro abrió la posibilidad de paz en el país"" . El Universal . Consultado el 17 de octubre de 2013 .
  3. ↑ "ARMAS Y POLÍTICA EN AMÉRICA LATINA" . Kirkus Review . 29 de enero de 1959.
  4. ↑ "POLÍTICA ESTADOUNIDENSE EN AMÉRICA LATINA" . Kirkus Review . Consultado el 23 de junio de 2015 .
  5. ↑ "Generales y presidentes" . Kirkus Review . Consultado el 23 de junio de 2015 .
  6. ↑ "El petróleo en Venezuela: una historia. Por Edwin Lieuwen" . Revista de Historia Económica . Consultado el 23 de junio de 2015 .
  7. ↑ "Edwin Lieuwen" . Foreign Affairs . 8 de octubre de 2011. Consultado el 23 de junio de 2015 .
  8. ↑ "Premio Edwin Lieuwen para la Promoción de la Excelencia en la Enseñanza de los Estudios Latinoamericanos" . Consejo de las Montañas Rocosas para los Estudios Latinoamericanos . Consultado el 23 de junio de 2015 .
  9. ↑ Edwin Lieuwen, Nelson P. Valdés (diciembre de 1971). La Revolución Cubana . Prensa de la Universidad de Nuevo México. ISBN 0826302076.
  10. ↑ Edwin Lieuwen (1965). Generales contra presidentes: neomilitarismo en América Latina . Frederick A. Praeger.
  11. ↑ Edwin Lieuwen (1981). Militarismo mexicano: Auge y caída política del ejército revolucionario, 1910-1940 . Greenwood Press. ISBN 0313229112.
  12. ↑ Edwin Lieuwen. Armas y política en América Latina . Praeger.
  13. ^ Edwin Lieuwen (1986). Venezuela . Preger. ISBN 0313249792.
  14. ↑ El papel de las fuerzas armadas en los países subdesarrollados . Princeton University Press. 1967. ISBN 0691069131.