Sixty Years of Service in Africa - The U.s. Peace Corps in Cameroon

Based on previously unused primary sources obtained from both sides of the Atlantic, this study provides a more fundamental, consistent, and balanced source-based assessment of the role of the US Peace Corps across its entire existence in Africa.

List of contents

Introduction 1. Creating John F. Kennedy's Bold Experiment 2. Cameroon and the U.S. in the Context of the Cold War 3. Change Agents in Education and Healthcare 4. Volunteers in Agroforestry and Small Enterprise Development 5. From Both Sides of the Atlantic: Reflections about Peace Corps Service 6. Conclusion-Rekindling the Hope in U.S.-African Relations

About the author

Julius A. Amin is Professor of History at the University of Dayton. His books include African Immersion (2016), The Peace Corps in Cameroon (1992), Post-Colonial Cameroon: Politics, Economy, and Society (co-edited, 2018) and articles in many journals including African Studies Review, Journal of Modern African Studies, Africa Today, and The International Journal of African Historical Studies.

Product details

• Authors: Julius A. (University of Dayton Amin, Amin Julius A.
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.05.2025
• EAN: 9781032584843
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3258484-3
• No. of pages: 244
• Series: Routledge Studies in Modern History
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, HISTORY / General, HISTORY / Africa / General, Africa, HISTORY / Modern / 21st Century, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, HISTORY / Africa / West, HISTORY / Africa / Central, Colonialism & imperialism, Warfare & defence, Regional Studies, Comparative Politics, Peace studies and conflict resolution, Colonialism and imperialism, Regional / International studies, African History, Warfare and defence, Peace studies & conflict resolution, History and Archaeology, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / General, Peace Corps;Post-Cold War era;Cameroon and the U.S.