All You Need Is Love / / Elizabeth COBBS HOFFMAN.

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.

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter HUP eBook Package Archive 1893-1999
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Place / Publishing House:Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2021]
©1998
Year of Publication:2021
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (336 p.)
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Other title:Frontmatter --
Acknowledgments --
Contents --
Prologue --
1 Love and Youth in a Brave New World --
2 Shriver Hits the Ground Running --
3 Peace Corps Cousins --
4 The Cold War versus Decolonization --
5 The Hero's Adventure --
6 Ghana --
7 Slippery Slopes --
8 Under Attack --
9 The Peace Corps Dilemma --
10 Balancing Ideals and Self-Interest --
Appendix: Peace Corps Data --
Notes --
Index
Summary: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.
Format:Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
ISBN:9780674029606
9783110442212
DOI:10.4159/9780674029606
Access:restricted access
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: Elizabeth COBBS HOFFMAN.