European Mennonite Voluntary Service: Youth Idealism in Post-World War II Europe

European Mennonite Voluntary Service tells the story of the Mennonite- related work camp movement and its efforts to organize volunteers to help reconstruct Europe after World War II. It includes careful yet accessible analysis and reflection; extended personal accounts of what the EMVS experience meant for those who served; photos, notes, and index.

“Redekop provides a fine-grained analysis of the rapid expansion of MVSMFD and its sudden demise or ‘transmogrification.’ In general terms he explains the consequences of the lack of differentiation between the emergency relief, rehabilitation, and the further goal of development. . . . This book needs to be read and pondered.” —Robort Lee, in the Foreword