UID:
edocfu_9959234873502883
Format:
1 online resource (viii, 306 p. )
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ill.
Edition:
1st Harvard University Press pbk. ed.
ISBN:
0-674-02960-7
Content:
Traversing four decades and three continents, this story of the Peace Corps and the people and politics behind it is a fascinating look at American idealism at work amid the hard political realities of the second half of the twentieth century.
Note:
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
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Frontmatter --
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Acknowledgments --
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Contents --
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Prologue --
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1 Love and Youth in a Brave New World --
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2 Shriver Hits the Ground Running --
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3 Peace Corps Cousins --
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4 The Cold War versus Decolonization --
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5 The Hero's Adventure --
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6 Ghana --
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7 Slippery Slopes --
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8 Under Attack --
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9 The Peace Corps Dilemma --
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10 Balancing Ideals and Self-Interest --
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Appendix: Peace Corps Data --
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Notes --
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Index
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-674-01635-1
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-674-00380-2
Language:
English
DOI:
10.4159/9780674029606
