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OverviewEstablished in 1961, the same year as the US Peace Corps, Canadian University Service Overseas (CUSO) became the first Canadian NGO to undertake development work from a secular stance and in a context of rapid decolonization. Drawing on extensive research and interviews, Ruth Compton Brouwer tells the story of a group of young women and men who confronted the complexities of “underdevelopment” in countries such as India and Nigeria and who overcame their initial naïveté as they sought to fit into their host communities. Later, as returned volunteers, they brought unique skills to the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) and other development organizations and a new level of global consciousness and cultural diversity to Canadian society. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Ruth Compton BrouwerPublisher: University of British Columbia Press Imprint: University of British Columbia Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.500kg ISBN: 9780774826044ISBN 10: 0774826045 Pages: 336 Publication Date: 01 July 2014 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsPreface Introduction 1 “Fine Young Canadians”: Visionaries and Volunteers in CUSO’s First Decade 2 A Passage to India: Early Lessons in Development 3 “Development Is Disturbance”: Change, Politics, and Conflict in CUSO’s 1970s 4 “Big Is Beautiful?”: The Challenges of Serving in Nigeria 5 “Involvement That Lasts a Lifetime”: Returned Volunteers and Canadian Society Conclusion: “Gnat against Elephant” and “The Time of Our Lives” A Note on Sources and Acknowledgments Appendices; Notes; IndexReviewsAuthor InformationRuth Compton Brouwer is a professor emerita at King’s University College and an adjunct research professor in the Department of History at Western University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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