Relief work as pilgrimage : "Mademoiselle Miss Elsie" in Southern France, 1945-1948 /
In 1945, Elsie C. Bechtel left her Ohio home for the tiny French commune of Lavercantière, where for nearly three years she cared for children displaced by the ravages of war. This book, based her diary, oral testimony, and archival research, draws on these various contexts to establish the complex...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Lanham :
Lexington Books,
[2015]
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | In 1945, Elsie C. Bechtel left her Ohio home for the tiny French commune of Lavercantière, where for nearly three years she cared for children displaced by the ravages of war. This book, based her diary, oral testimony, and archival research, draws on these various contexts to establish the complexity and significance of pilgrimage and humanitarian service as intercultural exchanges. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxii, 185 pages) |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-177) and index. |
ISBN: | 9781498508117 1498508111 |