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- catalog abstract ""A former deputy director of the Peace Corps offers both a first-hand look at life in the agency - in the field and at headquarters - and a radical reinterpretation of its history during the Nixon and Ford administrations. By the end of the 1960s, the Peace Corps was in disarray. Debate raged over its effectiveness, and many new volunteers embraced the anti-establishment behavior of the day's youth. When President Nixon appointed Joseph Blatchford as director in 1969, some insiders felt the agency's days were numbered - especially when Blatchford set about re-evaluating the Peace Corps' mission and initiated a program called New Directions to reorient its work." "Many observers simply lump Blatchford's efforts with the failures and faults of the Nixon administration. David Searles, however, contends that the new director's initiatives revitalized the Peace Corps and made it more relevant. He relates the history of these policies and their implementation in the field, drawing on his experience as country director for the Peace Corps in the Philippines. He shows how, despite constant carping from veterans of the early Peace Corps and much furor at headquarters, New Directions re-energized the agency and renewed and reaffirmed the Peace Corps' mission."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b10262590.
- catalog created "c1997.".
- catalog date "1997".
- catalog date "c1997.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1997.".
- catalog description ""A former deputy director of the Peace Corps offers both a first-hand look at life in the agency - in the field and at headquarters - and a radical reinterpretation of its history during the Nixon and Ford administrations. By the end of the 1960s, the Peace Corps was in disarray. Debate raged over its effectiveness, and many new volunteers embraced the anti-establishment behavior of the day's youth. When President Nixon appointed Joseph Blatchford as director in 1969, some insiders felt the agency's days were numbered - especially when Blatchford set about re-evaluating the Peace Corps' mission and initiated a program called New Directions to reorient its work." "Many observers simply lump Blatchford's efforts with the failures and faults of the Nixon administration. David Searles, however, contends that the new director's initiatives revitalized the Peace Corps and made it more relevant. He relates the history of these policies and their implementation in the field, drawing on his experience as country director for the Peace Corps in the Philippines. He shows how, despite constant carping from veterans of the early Peace Corps and much furor at headquarters, New Directions re-energized the agency and renewed and reaffirmed the Peace Corps' mission."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "1. The End of the Beginning -- 2. The Call of Service -- 3. To Hurl a Brick or Kiss His Hand -- 4. New Directions in the Philippines -- 5. When Cultures Collide -- 6. The Challenges of Everyday Life -- 7. New Directions at Work -- 8. Life along the Potomac -- 9. Twenty Years Later -- 10. Making a Difference.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog extent "xi, 254 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Peace Corps experience.".
- catalog identifier "0813120098 (alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Peace Corps experience.".
- catalog issued "1997".
- catalog issued "c1997.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Lexington, KY : University Press of Kentucky,".
- catalog relation "Peace Corps experience.".
- catalog subject "361.6 20".
- catalog subject "HC60.5 .S4 1997".
- catalog subject "Peace Corps (U.S.) History.".
- catalog tableOfContents "1. The End of the Beginning -- 2. The Call of Service -- 3. To Hurl a Brick or Kiss His Hand -- 4. New Directions in the Philippines -- 5. When Cultures Collide -- 6. The Challenges of Everyday Life -- 7. New Directions at Work -- 8. Life along the Potomac -- 9. Twenty Years Later -- 10. Making a Difference.".
- catalog title "The Peace Corps experience : challenge and change, 1969-1976 / P. David Searles.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".