Jerry Mark Silverman

http://internationaldevelopmentshould.com

Jerry Mark Silverman is a retired World Bank staff with a Ph.D. in International Relations. He has government and professional experience in more than 40 countries throughout Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East. He is also the author of numerous articles in his areas of expertise.

Books by Jerry Mark Silverman

Image of Public Sector Decentralization: Economic Policy and Sector Investment Programs (World Bank Technical Paper)
Image of Action-Planning Workshops for Development Management: Guidelines (World Bank Technical Paper)
Image of Technical assistance and aid agency staff: Alternative techniques for greater effectiveness (World Bank technical paper)

Book Reviews by Jerry Mark Silverman

Image of Nemesis: One Man and the Battle for Rio
Author(s):
Misha Glenny
Genre(s):
Criminals, True Crime, Politics & Politicians, Elections, Caribbean & Latin American

Nemesis: One Man and the Battle for Rio

February 12, 2016
Reviewed by: 
Jerry Mark Silverman

No spoiler alert here.

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Image of The Eastern Question: A Geopolitical History in 108 Maps & Drawings
Author(s):
Ted Danforth
Genre(s):
History

The Eastern Question

October 26, 2015
Reviewed by: 
Jerry Mark Silverman

Ted Danforth’s book is an attempt to explain long-standing political tensions leading to 9/11. He sees a direct linear connection between “the Huns, Goths, Arabs, Mongols, Turks, Russians . . .

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Image of Shadow Warrior: William Egan Colby and the CIA
Author(s):
Randall B. Woods
Genre(s):
Biography, Autobiography & Memoir, Biography, Autobiography & Memoir, Biography, Autobiography & Memoir, Biography, Autobiography & Memoir, Biography, Autobiography & Memoir, Biography, Autobiography & Memoir, Biography, Autobiography & Memoir

Shadow Warrior: William Egan Colby and the CIA

April 5, 2013
Reviewed by: 
Jerry Mark Silverman

“. . . anyone interested in either political biographies and/or the recent history of America’s foreign policy [should read] this very interesting and informative book.”

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Image of Drift: The Unmooring of American Military Power
Author(s):
Rachel Maddow
Genre(s):
History, Military History & Affairs, 21st Century, History, Military History & Affairs, 21st Century, History, Military History & Affairs, 21st Century

Drift: The Unmooring of American Military Power

March 22, 2012
Reviewed by: 
Jerry Mark Silverman

“[certain characterizations in the book ought not] preclude serious consideration of Dr.

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Image of Pax Ethnica: Where and How Diversity Succeeds
Author(s):
Blair Brysac, Shareen Blair Brysac
Genre(s):
Politics—General, Political & Social Science, Political & Social Science

Pax Ethnica: Where and How Diversity Succeeds

March 9, 2012
Reviewed by: 
Jerry Mark Silverman

“. . . there can be no universal recipe for establishing oases of multicultural peace throughout every nook and cranny of our shrinking globe.

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Image of War Time: An Idea, Its History, Its Consequences
Author(s):
Mary L. Dudziak
Genre(s):
Law, Military History & Affairs

War Time: An Idea, Its History, Its Consequences

January 24, 2012
Reviewed by: 
Jerry Mark Silverman

“. . . some readers will no doubt dismiss some of the author’s statements as hyperbole or perceive a pacifist bias. But those distractions are few and far between. Ms.

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Image of All In: The Education of General David Petraeus
Author(s):
Paula Broadwell, Vernon Loeb
Genre(s):
Biography, Autobiography & Memoir, Military, Political, Current/Public Affairs & Events, War/Military, History, Middle East, Afghanistan, Military History & Affairs, Afghanistan, Biography, Autobiography & Memoir, Military, Political, Current/Public Affairs & Events, War/Military, History, Middle East, Afghanistan, Military History & Affairs, Afghanistan, History, Current/Public Affairs & Events, Biography, Autobiography & Memoir, Political, Military, War/Military, Military History & Affairs, Middle East, Afghanistan, Afghanistan

All In: The Education of General David Petraeus

January 21, 2012
Reviewed by: 
Jerry Mark Silverman

“. . .

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Image of The Wars of Afghanistan: Messianic Terrorism, Tribal Conflicts, and the Failures of Great Powers
Author(s):
Peter Tomsen
Genre(s):
Asia, Afghanistan, Diplomacy

The Wars of Afghanistan: Messianic Terrorism, Tribal Conflicts, and the Failures of Great Powers

July 9, 2011
Reviewed by: 
Jerry Mark Silverman

Former Ambassador and U.S. Special Envoy on Afghanistan Peter Tomsen’s first book has much to commend it.

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