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UNINA9910456799203321 |
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Armstrong-Reid Susan <1950-> |
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Armies of peace : Canada and the UNRRA years / / Susan Armstrong-Reid and David Murray |
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Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2009 |
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1 online resource (505 p.) |
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International relief - Canada - History - 20th century |
Nursing - Canada - History - 20th century |
Nurses - Canada |
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Canada Foreign relations |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Part One. The Diplomacy of Relief, Rehabilitation, and Repatriation -- 1. Creating UNRRA -- 2. Canada at the Council Sessions -- 3. The Politics of Procurement -- Part Two. A World Uprooted: Canadians, UNRRA, and the Challenge of the Displaced -- 4. Personalities and Bureaucracies -- 5. UNRRA Takes Command: The First Field Operations -- 6. Soldiers of Peace or Agents of Repatriation: The Displaced-Persons Operations in Germany -- 7. Torch of Sadness: The Mothers and Children of War -- Part Three. Carrying Florence's Lamp: Canadian Nurses and UNRRA -- 8. Launching UNRRA's Nursing Brigade: From the Middle East to Greece -- 9. Nursing with the Enemy: Germany -- 10. The Bridge of Sorrows: The Canadian China Contingent -- Part Four. Life after UNRRA -- 11. Ties That Bind -- 12. Legacies -- Conclusion -- Appendices -- Bibliography -- Index |
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The United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA) was the first international organization to be established after the Second World War, and Canada played a key role in its formation. |
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Formal studies of UNRRA, however, have tended to focus on inter-governmental political and economic relationships and their consequences for shaping the post-war international environment. Armies of Peace is the first comprehensive investigation of Canadians' influence on the establishment and operation of this unique organization. This volume challenges the hierarchical and policy-oriented approach to the study of international organizations and offers a more nuanced understanding of Canada's international involvement. By recounting the stories of hundreds of Canadians who served at every level of the organization and in every country where UNRRA established missions, Susan Armstrong-Reid and David Murray highlight the wider contributions that the nation made. Giving voice to these Canadians' stories also provides a more complete understanding of Canada's role in post-war healing and foreshadows the challenges that Canadians faced in implementing international aid and development initiatives within developing countries during the Cold War. Featuring previously untapped primary sources such as private papers, diaries, and letters, and utilizing a cross-disciplinary approach, Armies of Peace is an invaluable addition to the study of international organizations, Canadian social history, and the history of nursing. |
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UNISA996466441603316 |
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Augmented Cognition: Intelligent Technologies [[electronic resource] ] : 12th International Conference, AC 2018, Held as Part of HCI International 2018, Las Vegas, NV, USA, July 15-20, 2018, Proceedings, Part I / / edited by Dylan D. Schmorrow, Cali M. Fidopiastis |
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Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2018 |
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[1st ed. 2018.] |
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1 online resource (XXI, 459 p. 146 illus.) |
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Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence ; ; 10915 |
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User interfaces (Computer systems) |
Optical data processing |
Artificial intelligence |
Computer communication systems |
Computer hardware |
User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction |
Image Processing and Computer Vision |
Artificial Intelligence |
Computer Communication Networks |
Computer Hardware |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Context aware adaption strategies in augmented cognition -- Brain sensors and measures for operational environments -- Artificial intelligence and machine learning in augmented cognition -- Augmented cognition in virtual and mixed reality -- Cognitive modeling, perception, emotion and interaction -- Augmented learning and training, shared cognition -- Team performance and decision-making. |
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This two-volume set LNCS 10915 and 10916 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 12h International Conference on Augmented Cognition, AC 2018, held as part of the 20th International Conference |
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on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2018, in Las Vegas, NV, USA in July 2018. The 1171 papers presented at HCII 2018 conferences were carefully reviewed and selected from 4346 submissions. The papers cover the entire field of human-computer interaction, addressing major advances in knowledge and effective use of computers in a variety of applications areas. The papers in this volume are organized in the following topical sections: context aware adaption strategies in augmented cognition, brain sensors and measures for operational environments, artificial intelligence and machine learning in augmented cognition, augmented cognition in virtual and mixed reality. |
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