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- catalog abstract ""The Peace Corps, conceived in the can-do spirit of the sixties, embodied America's long pursuit of moral leadership on a global scale. 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. With vivid stories from returned volunteers of exotic places and daunting circumstances, this is an engrossing account of the successes and failures of this unique governmental organization, and of the geopolitics and personal convictions that underpin it. In the end, the question that is most compelling is whether the Peace Corps most helped the countries that received its volunteers, or whether its greater service was to America and its sense of national identity and mission."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b10584750.
- catalog created "1998.".
- catalog date "1998".
- catalog date "1998.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1998.".
- catalog description ""The Peace Corps, conceived in the can-do spirit of the sixties, embodied America's long pursuit of moral leadership on a global scale. 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. With vivid stories from returned volunteers of exotic places and daunting circumstances, this is an engrossing account of the successes and failures of this unique governmental organization, and of the geopolitics and personal convictions that underpin it. In the end, the question that is most compelling is whether the Peace Corps most helped the countries that received its volunteers, or whether its greater service was to America and its sense of national identity and mission."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog description "Love and youth in a brave new world -- Shriver hits the ground running -- Peace Corps cousins -- The Cold War versus decolonization -- The hero's adventure -- Ghana -- Slippery slopes -- Under attack -- The Peace Corps dilemma -- Balancing ideals and self-interest.".
- catalog extent "viii, 306 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "All you need is love.".
- catalog identifier "0674016351 (alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "All you need is love.".
- catalog issued "1998".
- catalog issued "1998.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press,".
- catalog relation "All you need is love.".
- catalog subject "361.6 21".
- catalog subject "HC60.5 .H58 1998".
- catalog subject "Peace Corps (U.S.) History.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Love and youth in a brave new world -- Shriver hits the ground running -- Peace Corps cousins -- The Cold War versus decolonization -- The hero's adventure -- Ghana -- Slippery slopes -- Under attack -- The Peace Corps dilemma -- Balancing ideals and self-interest.".
- catalog title "All you need is love : the Peace Corps and the spirit of the 1960s / Elizabeth Cobbs Hoffman.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".