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Show 149 2) to form part of the process that tlwiy are trying to encourage; 3) to work toward behavior changes in the strategic development areas and 4) to allow the decision for change to come from within the individual and the group. The teacher's role should be that of supplying good alternatives to his students. From all of the foregoing he concludes that it is urgent to plan the change and to traifi the teachers so that they will utilize the social sciences. Bartholomew, Doris. "Boletin informativo sobre idiomas indigenas de Latinoamerica," America Indigena, XXIX No. 2 (April, 1969), pp. 516-528. Articles are written in Spanish, includes several other authors. "Raices y caracteristicas del nacionalismo en America Latina," America Indigena, XXIX No. 2 (April, 1969), pp. 377-430. English Summary: We use the first paragraphs of Prof. Stanley R. Ross' Introduction, because they are so clear that they serve as a Resume to those reading only English. For years scholars in the United States have endeavored to form a national interdisciplinary professional organization of Latin Americanists. While such professional organizations, in specific disciplines-like History-were established and have flourished for years-one effort after another to form an interdisciplinary group proved abortive. Now, with the establishment of the Latin American Studies Association in 1966, there is reason to hope for a different result. Building on individual memberships, a consortium of institutions of higher learning with organized programs on Latin America and the various regional councils for Latin American Studies, the new national organization has initiated a number of activities designed to serve the interests and needs of its constituents. Perhaps most noteworthy for its hemisphere-wide ramifications was the establishment of the new journal, the Latin American Research Review, now entering its fourth year of existence. LARR, differing from most professional publications, limits itself to commissioned articles evaluating the state of research in particular disciplines or problem areas as well as seeking to identify lacunae and significant questions to be resolved in addition to research and personnel news. In November 1969, LASA held its first national meeting in New York. The meetings were well attended by academicians attracted by a series of sessions in which outstanding scholars from three continents participated. It was my privilege to chair the session entitled "Roots and Characteristics of Nationalism in |