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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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©2009 |
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ISBN |
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1-4426-9191-3 |
1-4426-8737-1 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (505 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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International relief - Canada - History - 20th century |
Nursing - Canada - History - 20th century |
Nurses - Canada |
History |
Biographies. |
Electronic books. |
Canada Foreign relations |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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pt. 1. Diplomacy of Relief, Rehabilitation, and Repatriation -- 1. Creating UNRRA -- 2. Canada at the Council Sessions -- 3. Politics of Procurement -- pt. 2. 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 -- pt. 3. 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. Bridge of Sorrows: The Canadian China Contingent -- pt. 4. Life after UNRRA -- 11. Ties That Bind -- 12. Legacies. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Armies of Peace is the first comprehensive investigation of Canadians' influence on the establishment and operation of The United Nations |
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