Why do Peace Corps volunteers often return having lost their idealism? In The Death of Idealism, Meghan Elizabeth Kallman details the combination of social forces and organizational pressures that depoliticizes Peace Corps volunteers, channels their idealism toward professionalization, and leads to cynicism or disengagement.


Format Häftad Omfång 320 sidor Språk Engelska Förlag Columbia University Press Utgivningsdatum 2020-04-21 ISBN 9780231189699