The death of idealism : development and anti-politics in the Peace Corps / Meghan Elizabeth Kallman.
The death of idealism : development and anti-politics in the Peace Corps / Meghan Elizabeth Kallman.
The death of idealism : development and anti-politics in the Peace Corps / Meghan Elizabeth Kallman.
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New York : Columbia University Press, [2020]
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G 2020/2481
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English
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xii, 301 pages ; 23 cm
Content type
text
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unmediated
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volume
Contents
Introduction -- The Peace Corps and its volunteers -- The development of development : the Peace Corps and USAID -- Ethical and procedural professionalization among Peace Corps staff -- Volunteers in the field -- Home again : political, civic, and occupational consequences of volunteering -- Conclus...
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Publisher
New York : Columbia University Press, [2020]
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
[2020]
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"Peace Corps volunteers seem to exemplify the desire to make the world a better place. Yet despite being one of history's clearest cases of organized idealism, the Peace Corps has, in practice, ended up cultivating very different outcomes among its volunteers. By the time they return from the Peace Corps, volunteers exhibit surprising shifts in the...
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The death of idealism : development and anti-politics in the Peace Corps / Meghan Elizabeth Kallman.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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G 2020/2481
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74VKaPxR5Mxb
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaPxR5Mxb
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ISBN
9780231189682 hardcover
0231189680 hardcover
9780231189699 paperback
0231189699 paperback
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361.6
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991024315915302626
