The Battle for Bodies, Hearts and Minds in Postwar Greece: Social Worker Charles Schermerhorn in Thessaloniki, 1946-1951

Gonda Van Steen

The Battle for Bodies, Hearts and Minds in Postwar Greece: Social Worker Charles Schermerhorn in Thessaloniki, 1946-1951

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Abstract

This book presents, for the first time, a fully annotated edition of the important but hitherto unknown postwar and Civil War memoir that was written by the American social worker Charles Schermerhorn. For five critical years, Schermerhorn was active in relief services mainly in embattled northern Greece. The volume, issued as no. 23 in the series Routledge Publications of the Centre for Hellenic Studies, King’s College London, offers a lengthy introduction to the memoir, explanatory notes, historic photographs, and maps.

Original language	English
Place of Publication	London, UK
Publisher	Routledge
Number of pages	266
ISBN (Print)	9781032281742
Publication status	Published - 22 Dec 2023

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Name	Routledge Publications of the Centre for Hellenic Studies, King’s College London
Publisher	Routledge
Volume	23

Keywords

postwar Greece
humanitarian aid
social history
Greek Civil War
UNRRA
Near East Foundation
UNICEF

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The Battle for Bodies, Hearts and Minds in Postwar Greece: Social Worker Charles Schermerhorn in Thessaloniki, 1946-1951

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