Josef Silverstein
American academic
About Josef Silverstein
Lived 1922 – 2021 (aged 99).
Josef Silverstein (15 May 1922 – 29 June 2021) was an American academic known for his critiques of Myanmar's military leadership and his scholarship on Southeast Asian studies.
Early life and education Born in Los Angeles, Silverstein was the middle child of Frank Silverstein, an Army-Navy store owner, and Betty (Heymanson) Silverstein, a sales associate.
Silverstein served in the merchant marine during World War II and the Korean War. He completed his bachelor's degree at the University of California, Los Angeles, in 1952, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, and earned a Ph.D. in political science from Cornell University in 1960, specializing in Southeast Asia. Silverstein's fieldwork included a Fulbright Scholarship in Rangoon in 1955 and academic positions in Burma, Malaysia, and Singapore. Burma: Military Rule and the Politics of Stagnation (1977) Burmese Politics: The Dilemma of National Unity (1980) Independent Burma at Forty Years (1989)
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Who was Josef Silverstein?
American academic (1922–2021)
When was Josef Silverstein born?
Josef Silverstein was born on 15 May 1922.
When did Josef Silverstein die?
Josef Silverstein died on 29 June 2021.
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