Connecting Realities: Peace Corps Volunteers in South America and the Global War on Poverty during the 1960s
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| contents | Connecting Realities: Peace Corps Volunteers in South America and the Global War on Poverty during the 1960s Fernando Purcell Historia poverty Cold War Peace Corps South America United States This article examines the work of Peace Corps volunteers in South America during the 1960s. It argues that through their training in impoverished communities in the United States and their intervention in similar contexts in South America, these volunteers connected diverse visions of community action aimed at eradicating poverty. This allows an inclusion of a historical comprehension of the Peace Corps within the scenario of a Global War on Poverty. The argument derives from the analysis of letters and testimonies, press items, and official documents found in archives and libraries both in the United States and South America. 2014 artículo científico 0121-1617 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=81131002007 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=811 Historia Crítica application/pdf Universidad de los Andes Historia Crítica (Colombia) Num.53 |
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| spellingShingle | Connecting Realities: Peace Corps Volunteers in South America and the Global War on Poverty during the 1960s Fernando Purcell Historia poverty Cold War Peace Corps South America United States Connecting Realities: Peace Corps Volunteers in South America and the Global War on Poverty during the 1960s Fernando Purcell Historia poverty Cold War Peace Corps South America United States This article examines the work of Peace Corps volunteers in South America during the 1960s. It argues that through their training in impoverished communities in the United States and their intervention in similar contexts in South America, these volunteers connected diverse visions of community action aimed at eradicating poverty. This allows an inclusion of a historical comprehension of the Peace Corps within the scenario of a Global War on Poverty. The argument derives from the analysis of letters and testimonies, press items, and official documents found in archives and libraries both in the United States and South America. 2014 artículo científico 0121-1617 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=81131002007 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=811 Historia Crítica application/pdf Universidad de los Andes Historia Crítica (Colombia) Num.53 |
| title | Connecting Realities: Peace Corps Volunteers in South America and the Global War on Poverty during the 1960s |
| topic | Historia poverty Cold War Peace Corps South America United States |
| url | https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=81131002007 |