Confessions of a Renegade: Peace Corps Years

Name : Confessions of a Renegade: Peace Corps Years

Author : Eddie Girdner

Book Format : Paperback

Genre : Reference

ISBN : 9789364332538

Language : English

Pages : 301-400 Pages

Publish Year : 2024

Publisher : Gyan Publishing House

About The Author : Eddie James Girdner was inculcated into the idiocy of rural life at an early age in northward Missouri. After his Great Escape to the University of Missouri, and a degree in Physics, he served as an American Peace Corps Volunteer in Punjab, India (19681970), then became a sailor in the US Navy for five years. He earned a doctorate degree in Political Science from the University of, Santa Barbara. He has taught political science in the United States, Cyprus and Turkey for more than twentyfive years. He is the author of several books, including Killing Me Softly: Toxic Waste, Corporate Profit and the Struggle for Environmental Justice (2003); USA and the New Middle East (2 0 0 8 ) ; S o c i a l i s m , S a r v o d a y a a n d Democracy (2013); and Global Political Economy (2014). He has also written two novels, Sweet Home, Mississippi and The Business Model. He lives in Fethiye and Izmir Turkey. Contents: Contents: Abbreviations 7: Glossary of Terms 9: Synopsis 17: Preface 19: Acknowledgements 21: Introduction 23: 1. Dodging shot 29: 2. New Way of Life 35: 3. Cornucopia of Chaos 45: 4. School of Hard Knocks 49: 5. Under the Stars 57: 6. Punjabi Tea 63: 7. The Idiocy of Rural Life 73: 8. Kismet 79: 9. Impostor 87: 10. Mahail Gaila 97: 11. My Cook 107: 12. Halloween 113: 13. The Librarian 119: 14. Male Chastity Belt 125: 6 Confessions of a Renegade Peace Corps Yea

Country of Origin : India