Peace Corps (U.S.)
Overview
| Works: | 4,772 works in 6,545 publications in 2 languages and 168,587 library holdings |
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| Genres: | Posters Anecdotes Biography Case studies Handbooks and manuals History Periodicals Pictorial works Illustrated works Registers (Lists) |
| Roles: | Editor, Other, Producer |
| Classifications: | HC60.5, 361.6 |
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Most widely held works about
Peace Corps (U.S.)
- All you need is love : the Peace Corps and the spirit of the 1960s by Elizabeth Cobbs Hoffman( )
- The politics of the Peace Corps & VISTA by T. Zane Reeves( )
- Modernization as ideology : American social science and "nation building" in the Kennedy era by Michael E Latham( )
- Heart of palms : MY PEACE CORPS YEARS IN TRANQUILLA by Meredith W Cornett( )
- River town : two years on the Yangtze by Peter Hessler( Book )
- Making them like us : Peace Corps volunteers in the 1960s by Friedrich Fischer( Book )
- Crossing cultures--stories of the Peace Corps experience( )
- The Peace Corps, a pictorial history by A. J Ezickson( Book )
- Voices from the Peace Corps : fifty years of Kentucky volunteers by Angene Hopkins Wilson( )
- Peace Corps : skilled trades by Peace Corps (U.S.)( )
- The bold experiment : JFK's Peace Corps by Gerard T Rice( Book )
- When the world calls : the inside story of the Peace Corps and its first fifty years by Stanley Meisler( Book )
- Socrates in Sichuan : Chinese students search for truth, justice, and the (Chinese) way by Peter Vernezze( )
- A Caribbean identity : memoirs of the colonial service by A. S Frankson( )
- The Peace Corps by Pauline Madow( Book )
- What you can do for your country : an oral history of the Peace Corps by Karen Schwarz( Book )
- Away from home : letters to my family by Lillian Carter( Book )
- The complete Peace Corps guide by Roy Hoopes( Book )
- Cultural frontiers of the Peace Corps by Robert B Textor( Book )
- Living poor : a Peace Corps chronicle by Moritz Thomsen( Book )
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Most widely held works by
Peace Corps (U.S.)
Celebrate the world! : AIDS awareness month(
Visual
)
10 editions published in 2009 in English and held by 1,773 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
10 editions published in 2009 in English and held by 1,773 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A life inspired : tales of Peace Corps service(
Book
)
8 editions published between 2006 and 2008 in English and held by 577 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Twenty-eight first-person stories, recount the unique experience of being a Peace Corps Volunteer. Compelling, inspiring, sometimes funny, often poignant, these stories represent the breadth of Peace Corps work, the countries it serves, and its Volunteer diversity. Together, the stories reflect the adventure, the cross-cultural exchange, the personal growth, and the deep friendships forged as part of the Peace Corps Volunteers journey
8 editions published between 2006 and 2008 in English and held by 577 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Twenty-eight first-person stories, recount the unique experience of being a Peace Corps Volunteer. Compelling, inspiring, sometimes funny, often poignant, these stories represent the breadth of Peace Corps work, the countries it serves, and its Volunteer diversity. Together, the stories reflect the adventure, the cross-cultural exchange, the personal growth, and the deep friendships forged as part of the Peace Corps Volunteers journey
To touch the world : the Peace Corps experience(
Book
)
3 editions published in 1995 in English and held by 481 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
3 editions published in 1995 in English and held by 481 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Peace Corps, the great adventure(
Book
)
3 editions published in 2002 in English and held by 417 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
3 editions published in 2002 in English and held by 417 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Culture matters : the Peace Corps cross-cultural workbook by
Craig Storti(
Book
)
6 editions published in 1997 in English and held by 415 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"A practical, interactive workbook that guides the reader through the cross-cultural experience, the major concepts in the intercultural field, and presents exercises, stories, quotations, and descriptive text to help the reader in successfully adapting to a new culture. An excellent training resource." Organized into six sections: Understanding Culture, American Culture and American Diversity, Styles of Communication, Culture in the Workplace, Social Relationships, Adjusting to a New Culture
6 editions published in 1997 in English and held by 415 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"A practical, interactive workbook that guides the reader through the cross-cultural experience, the major concepts in the intercultural field, and presents exercises, stories, quotations, and descriptive text to help the reader in successfully adapting to a new culture. An excellent training resource." Organized into six sections: Understanding Culture, American Culture and American Diversity, Styles of Communication, Culture in the Workplace, Social Relationships, Adjusting to a New Culture
Peace Corps : the great adventure(
Book
)
2 editions published in 1997 in English and held by 373 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
2 editions published in 1997 in English and held by 373 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Twenty years of Peace Corps by
Gerard T Rice(
Book
)
5 editions published in 1981 in English and held by 339 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
5 editions published in 1981 in English and held by 339 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Peace Corps perspective : a look at the people, places, and cultures of the first 140 Peace Corps host countries, from 1961-2014 by Sarah Blazucki(
Book
)
2 editions published in 2014 in English and held by 298 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Overview: This collection of photographs spans the Peace Corps service in 140 countries over the last five decades. The photos showcase the diversity of the locales where volunteers have served. This pictorial collection captures the work that Peace Corps Volunteers conduct as part of the program ranging from agriculture, community economic development, education, environment, health, and youth development. Peace Corps Volunteers teach English and computer literacy, raise awareness around HIV/AIDS, and malaria, facilitate community action and environmental issues, and educate girls and boys in leadership, participation in civil society, and gender issues. This illustrated book also features the various cultures of the peoples that the Peace Corps has served
2 editions published in 2014 in English and held by 298 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Overview: This collection of photographs spans the Peace Corps service in 140 countries over the last five decades. The photos showcase the diversity of the locales where volunteers have served. This pictorial collection captures the work that Peace Corps Volunteers conduct as part of the program ranging from agriculture, community economic development, education, environment, health, and youth development. Peace Corps Volunteers teach English and computer literacy, raise awareness around HIV/AIDS, and malaria, facilitate community action and environmental issues, and educate girls and boys in leadership, participation in civil society, and gender issues. This illustrated book also features the various cultures of the peoples that the Peace Corps has served
Crossing cultures with the Peace Corps : Peace Corps letters from the field(
)
2 editions published in 2007 in English and held by 292 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
2 editions published in 2007 in English and held by 292 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The hidden force; a report of the International Conference on Middle Level Manpower, San Juan, Puerto Rico, October 10-12,
1962 by
Francis W Godwin(
Book
)
3 editions published in 1963 in English and held by 259 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
3 editions published in 1963 in English and held by 259 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Peace Corps : on the home front : a handbook for the families of volunteers(
Book
)
2 editions published in 2005 in English and held by 256 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
2 editions published in 2005 in English and held by 256 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
From the center of the earth : stories out of the Peace Corps(
Book
)
2 editions published in 1991 in English and held by 254 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
2 editions published in 1991 in English and held by 254 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The toughest job you'll ever love : Peace Corps(
Book
)
3 editions published between 1995 and 1996 in English and held by 250 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
3 editions published between 1995 and 1996 in English and held by 250 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Community content-based instruction manual(
)
1 edition published in 2004 in English and held by 241 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
1 edition published in 2004 in English and held by 241 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The Peace Corps welcomes you to Albania : a Peace Corps publication for new volunteers by
Peace Corps (U.S.)(
)
1 edition published in 2013 in English and held by 240 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
1 edition published in 2013 in English and held by 240 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Peace Corps : initiatives for addressing safety and security challenges hold promise, but progress should be assessed by
United States(
)
1 edition published in 2002 in English and held by 238 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
1 edition published in 2002 in English and held by 238 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Peace Corps in the 80's by
Gerard T Rice(
Book
)
2 editions published in 1986 in English and held by 238 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
2 editions published in 1986 in English and held by 238 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Information and communication technologies (ICT) : integrating digital tools into your projects(
)
2 editions published in 2003 in English and held by 232 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
2 editions published in 2003 in English and held by 232 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The Biographic register of the Department of State by
United States(
)
in English and held by 226 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
in English and held by 226 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
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Related Identities
- United States Department of State
- Gift in honor of the 50th Anniversary of the Peace Corps (Library of Congress)
- United States Congress Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
- United States Action
- United States Congress House Committee on Foreign Affairs
- Paul D. Coverdell World Wise Schools (Peace Corps)
- Peace Corps (U.S.). Information Collection and Exchange
- United States
- United States Broadcasting Board of Governors
- United States Agency for International Development
Associated Subjects
Africa, Sub-Saharan African American History Month AIDS (Disease) Alliance for Progress Americans Asian Americans Belize Carter, Lillian, China China--Fuling (Sichuan Sheng) Conduct of life Cross-cultural orientation Developing countries Diplomatic relations Earth Day Economic assistance Economic assistance, American Economic development Economic development projects Economic history Ecuador Employees English teachers Flag Day Frankson, A. S.--(Alexander Stoddard), Hessler, Peter, Hispanic Americans Hispanic Heritage Month India Kindness Labor supply Leprosy--Hospitals Manners and customs Martin Luther King, Jr., Day Nationalism Nation-building Pacific Islander Americans Peace Corps (U.S.) Religion Social change Technical assistance, American Travel United States United States.--Department of State Vietnam Vocational guidance Voluntarism Volunteers in Service to America Volunteer workers in social service Women's History Month
Alternative Names
United States. Department of State
Amerykański Korpus Pokoju.
Cuerpo da Paz (U. S.)
Cuerpo de Paz (U.S.)
Cuerpos de la Paz (U.S.)
Cuerpos de Paz (U.S.)
Ėnkh Taĭvny Korpus (U.S.)
États-Unis. Department of State. Peace Corps
Fredskåren
Korpus mira (U.S.)
Korpus Pokoju.
Peace corps
Peace corps États-Unis
Peace Corps (U.S.)
Spojené státy americké. Action. Peace Corps
Spojené státy americké. Peace Corps
U.S. Peace Corps
U. S. Peace Corpus
United States. Action. Peace Corps
United States. Department of State. Peace Corps.
United States. Dept. of State. Peace Corps
United States. Peace Corps.
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