{"product_id":"when-the-world-calls-the-inside-story-of-the-peace-corps-and-its-first-fifty-years-paperback","title":"When the World Calls: The Inside Story of the Peace Corps and Its First Fifty Years - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStanley Meisler\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhen the World Calls\u003c\/i\u003e is the first complete and balanced look at the Peace Corps's first fifty years. Revelatory and candid, journalist Stanley Meisler's engaging narrative exposes Washington infighting, presidential influence, and the Volunteers' unique struggles abroad. He deftly unpacks the complicated history with sharp analysis and memorable anecdotes, taking readers on a global trek starting with the historic first contingent of Volunteers to Ghana on August 30, 1961. In the years since, in spite of setbacks, the ethos of the Peace Corps has endured, largely due to the perseverance of the 200,000 Volunteers themselves, whose shared commitment to effect positive global change has been a constant in one of our most complex--and valued--institutions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStanley Meisler\u003c\/b\u003e, the author of two other books, was a foreign and diplomatic correspondent for the\u003ci\u003e Los Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e for three decades. He was also deputy director of the Peace Corps's Office of Evaluation and Research in the mid-1960s. Meisler, who lives in Washington, D.C., has written for \u003ci\u003eForeign Affairs, Foreign Policy, \u003c\/i\u003e the\u003ci\u003e Atlantic, \u003c\/i\u003e the\u003ci\u003e Nation, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSmithsonian, \u003c\/i\u003eand periodically posts news commentaries on his Web site.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.51 x 8.7 x 5.82 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 07, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757677379872,"sku":"9780807050514","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/77a819ae203de2c84129a3b63f311909.webp?v=1780108656","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/when-the-world-calls-the-inside-story-of-the-peace-corps-and-its-first-fifty-years-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}