The Politics and Civics of National Service Free

Author: Melissa Bass
Edition: 1
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: 0815723806

The Politics and Civics of National Service: Lessons from the Civilian Conservation Corps, VISTA, and AmeriCorps

In 1933 Franklin Roosevelt created America's first, largest, and most highly esteemed domestic national service program: the Civilian Conservation Corps. Download The Politics and Civics of National Service: Lessons from the Civilian Conservation Corps, VISTA, and AmeriCorps from rapidshare, mediafire, 4shared. As part of the CCC, Americans worked to rehabilitate, protect, and build the nation's natural resources. Despite its success, the CCC was short lived. Why did this program die while later, more controversial national service programs, such as Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) and AmeriCorps, survive? And why -given the hardwon continuation and expansion of AmeriCorps -is national service less available as an option today than it was in 1933?In Politics and Civics of National Service, Melissa Bass focuses on the history, current relevance, and impact of domestic national service. Search and find a lot of education books in many category availabe for free download.

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