LEADER 04578nam 2200697 450 001 9910456799203321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-4426-8737-1 024 7 $a10.3138/9781442687370 035 $a(CKB)2550000000019194 035 $a(OCoLC)647920825 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10382315 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000477997 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11324497 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000477997 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10438121 035 $a(PQKB)11561253 035 $a(CaPaEBR)430728 035 $a(CaBNvSL)slc00224335 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3268526 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4672538 035 $a(DE-B1597)465348 035 $a(OCoLC)1013937434 035 $a(OCoLC)944176836 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781442687370 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4672538 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11258204 035 $a(OCoLC)958562792 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000019194 100 $a20160923h20092009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aArmies of peace $eCanada and the UNRRA years /$fSusan Armstrong-Reid and David Murray 210 1$aToronto, [Ontario] ;$aBuffalo, [New York] ;$aLondon, [England] :$cUniversity of Toronto Press,$d2009. 210 4$dİ2009 215 $a1 online resource (505 p.) 311 $a0-8020-9321-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tPreface -- $tIntroduction -- $tPart One. The Diplomacy of Relief, Rehabilitation, and Repatriation -- $t1. Creating UNRRA -- $t2. Canada at the Council Sessions -- $t3. The Politics of Procurement -- $tPart Two. A World Uprooted: Canadians, UNRRA, and the Challenge of the Displaced -- $t4. Personalities and Bureaucracies -- $t5. UNRRA Takes Command: The First Field Operations -- $t6. Soldiers of Peace or Agents of Repatriation: The Displaced-Persons Operations in Germany -- $t7. Torch of Sadness: The Mothers and Children of War -- $tPart Three. Carrying Florence's Lamp: Canadian Nurses and UNRRA -- $t8. Launching UNRRA's Nursing Brigade: From the Middle East to Greece -- $t9. Nursing with the Enemy: Germany -- $t10. The Bridge of Sorrows: The Canadian China Contingent -- $tPart Four. Life after UNRRA -- $t11. Ties That Bind -- $t12. Legacies -- $tConclusion -- $tAppendices -- $tBibliography -- $tIndex 330 $aThe 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. 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. 606 $aInternational relief$zCanada$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aNursing$zCanada$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aNurses$zCanada$vBiography 607 $aCanada$xForeign relations 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aInternational relief$xHistory 615 0$aNursing$xHistory 615 0$aNurses 676 $a341.23/71 700 $aArmstrong-Reid$b Susan$f1950-$0973895 702 $aMurray$b David 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910456799203321 996 $aArmies of peace$92216477 997 $aUNINA