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Empathy beyond US borders : the challenges of transnational civic engagement /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Adler, Gary, 1975- (Author)
Corporate Author: Cambridge University Press
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2019.
Series:Cambridge studies in social theory, religion, and politics.
Subjects:
BorderLinks (Program)
Volunteer tourism.
Foreign study.
International travel > Social aspects.
Americans > Foreign countries.
Volunteer workers in social services.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • From distance to concern
  • Organizational roots and dilemmas
  • At the border between education and action
  • The problems of finding truth through travel
  • Activities, emotions, and empathy
  • What immersion travelers feel all day
  • Why itʹs better to walk than talk
  • Patterns of experience and transformation
  • Guided unsettledness : how groups safely shape travel
  • What changes and why?
  • The possibilities and problems of immersion travel.