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Brent Ashabranner A New Frontier: The Peace Corps in Eastern Europe
New York Dutton Juvenile 1994 0525651551 / 9780525651550 First Edition/first Printing Hardcover/Ex-Library Good
0525651551 0525651551 Good/Good c. 1994, brown bds. w/d.j., illus., 104pp., (lt.shelf wear, corners bumped, text clean, binding good, d.j. taped to bds., lt.edge wear, mylar cover, lt.rubbing). The Peace Corps did not send volunteers to Europe until 1990, after the Cold War ended. Discusses some of the hardships the volunteers endure but with emphasis on the rewards. Ashabranner sketches the historical background of the countries. The Peace Corps sent English teachers and others to Hungary and Poland, then to Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, and Romania - some of the ex-communist countries. Shown are Bucharest''s tragic street children, introducing baseball, and explains the peoples reactions. Although this title reads like a promotion and recruiting tool, it is interesting, informative, and current. It is also unusual; the Peace Corps did not send volunteers to Europe until 1990, after the Cold War ended, so most books about it and its operations do not include the information found here. Mention is made of some of the hardships the volunteers endure, but emphasis is placed upon the invaluable rewards of such service. Ashabranner sketches the historical background of the countries enough to give readers an understanding of the political and economic situations in each. The text is liberally illustrated with black-and-white photos of the volunteers and the people with whom they worked. Entries in the two-page index are mostly names of volunteers mentioned in the text; only a few listings will refer report writers to specific topics.
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1.68 USD
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