Serving Country and Community : : Who Benefits from National Service? /

Serving Country and Community : : Who Benefits from National Service? / / Peter Frumkin, JoAnn Jastrzab.

The United States has a long history of citizens rendering service to their communities. Examples of government-sponsored voluntary service organizations include the Civilian Conservation Corps, the Peace Corps, and Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA). During the Clinton administration, the nat...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter HUP eBook Package Archive 1893-1999
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Frumkin, Peter,
Jastrzab, JoAnn,
Place / Publishing House:Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2010]
©2010
Year of Publication:2010
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (320 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1 Visions of National Service
  • 2 The Evolution of National Service
  • 3 The Shape of National Service Today
  • 4 Civic Engagement
  • 5 Personal Growth
  • 6 Social Capital
  • 7 Public Work
  • 8 The Institutional Politics of National Service
  • 9 New Directions for National Service
  • Appendices
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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