Armies of peace : Canada and the UNRRA years / / Susan Armstrong-Reid and David Murray

• Autore: Armstrong-Reid Susan <1950->
• Pubblicazione: Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2009; ©2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (505 p.)
• Disciplina: 341.23/71
• Soggetto topico: International relief - Canada - History - 20th century; Nursing - Canada - History - 20th century; Nurses - Canada
• Soggetto geografico: Canada Foreign relations
• Soggetto genere / forma: History; Biographies.; Electronic books.
• Persona (resp. second.): MurrayDavid
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: Armies of Peace is the first comprehensive investigation of Canadians' influence on the establishment and operation of The United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA).
• Titolo autorizzato: Armies of peace
• ISBN: 1-4426-9191-3; 1-4426-8737-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910781133303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II