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3 Earthquakes, 1 Coup d'état and a Handful of Revolutions
by Penelope Curling
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Pub Date
28 Jun 2021
| Archive Date
21 Jul 2021
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Description
3 Earthquakes, 1 Coup d’état and a Handful of Revolutions is a light account of the often ridiculous and sometimes alarming situations the author encounters while working as a psychologist with the United Nations.
Tracing the path from growing up in South Africa and as a young student opposed to the apartheid regime in the 1970s, her subsequent work takes her to a string of humanitarian crises, starting in Albania in 1999 where she meets and falls in love with a younger man, a coup d’état in Madagascar in 2009, the 2010 revolution in Thailand and to places off the beaten tourist track such as Liberia, Haiti, Syria, and Darfur.
The tales of her extraordinary experiences and those of the humanitarian workers she encounters in these challenging contexts reveal the impact of this work on their lives and the toll it takes, highlighting the shortcomings in their protection and care.
3 Earthquakes, 1 Coup d’état and a Handful of Revolutions is a light account of the often ridiculous and sometimes alarming situations the author encounters while working as a psychologist with the...
Description
3 Earthquakes, 1 Coup d’état and a Handful of Revolutions is a light account of the often ridiculous and sometimes alarming situations the author encounters while working as a psychologist with the United Nations.
Tracing the path from growing up in South Africa and as a young student opposed to the apartheid regime in the 1970s, her subsequent work takes her to a string of humanitarian crises, starting in Albania in 1999 where she meets and falls in love with a younger man, a coup d’état in Madagascar in 2009, the 2010 revolution in Thailand and to places off the beaten tourist track such as Liberia, Haiti, Syria, and Darfur.
The tales of her extraordinary experiences and those of the humanitarian workers she encounters in these challenging contexts reveal the impact of this work on their lives and the toll it takes, highlighting the shortcomings in their protection and care.
A Note From the Publisher
Penelope Curling is a humanitarian psychologist who lives the life of a global nomad with her Albanian husband, wherever their work takes them. She is grounded by her two, adult children in the Netherlands and her birth family in South Africa, and regularly indulges in her love of France.
Penelope Curling is a humanitarian psychologist who lives the life of a global nomad with her Albanian husband, wherever their work takes them. She is grounded by her two, adult children in the...
A Note From the Publisher
Penelope Curling is a humanitarian psychologist who lives the life of a global nomad with her Albanian husband, wherever their work takes them. She is grounded by her two, adult children in the Netherlands and her birth family in South Africa, and regularly indulges in her love of France.
Available Editions
EDITION |
Ebook |
ISBN |
9781800469662 |
PRICE |
US$7.99 (USD)
|
PAGES |
200
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Additional Information
Available Editions
EDITION |
Ebook |
ISBN |
9781800469662 |
PRICE |
US$7.99 (USD)
|
PAGES |
200
|
Average rating from 2 members
Featured Reviews
Anna J, Reviewer
A brilliantly well written book that really built in interest and intensity as it progressed, mirroring the career of the successful psychologist author.
Fascinating insight into countries and cultures that don’t normally get highlighted in books and a taste of life inside the usually fairly mystical United Nations. This honest account doesn’t shy away from mentioning the less than perfect aspects of working in international situations – it isn’t all glitz and glamour travelling around the world all expenses paid, despite what those of us who wish they could do it think!
Caroline T, Media/Journalist
This was a great book to read during the pandemic and to be transported somewhere else - loved this story!
Featured Reviews
Anna J, Reviewer
A brilliantly well written book that really built in interest and intensity as it progressed, mirroring the career of the successful psychologist author.
Fascinating insight into countries and cultures that don’t normally get highlighted in books and a taste of life inside the usually fairly mystical United Nations. This honest account doesn’t shy away from mentioning the less than perfect aspects of working in international situations – it isn’t all glitz and glamour travelling around the world all expenses paid, despite what those of us who wish they could do it think!
Caroline T, Media/Journalist
This was a great book to read during the pandemic and to be transported somewhere else - loved this story!