Champions for Peace: Women Winners of the Nobel Peace Prize
Autor Judith Hicks Stiehmen Limba Engleză Paperback – 2 noi 2018
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781538119006
ISBN-10: 1538119005
Pagini: 320
Ilustrații: 38 b/w illustrations; 1 map
Dimensiuni: 153 x 228 x 17 mm
Greutate: 0.43 kg
Ediția:3
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Rowman & Littlefield
Locul publicării:New York, United States
ISBN-10: 1538119005
Pagini: 320
Ilustrații: 38 b/w illustrations; 1 map
Dimensiuni: 153 x 228 x 17 mm
Greutate: 0.43 kg
Ediția:3
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Rowman & Littlefield
Locul publicării:New York, United States
Cuprins
Preface In the Tradition of Lysistrata-Women Champions for Peace
Chapter 1 Bertha von Suttner: Noble Woman and Nobel Friend
Chapter 2 Jane Addams: "The Greatest Woman Who Ever Lived"
Chapter 3 Emily Greene Balch: The Dismissed Professor
Chapter 4 Betty Williams and Mairead Corrigan: Sisterhood Created by Tragedy
Chapter 5 Mother Teresa: From Macedonia to India and Sainthood
Chapter 6 Alva Myrdal: World Diplomat
Chapter 7 Aung San Suu Kyi: Resisting by Staying Home
Chapter 8 Rigoberta Menchú Tum: A Story That Broke the World's Heart
Chapter 9 Jody Williams: Internet Activist
Chapter 10 Shirin Ebadi: Muslim Judge
Chapter 11 Wangari Muta Maathai: Kenya's "Green" Doctor
Chapter 12 Tawakkol Karman, Leymah Gbowee, and Ellen Johnson Sirleaf: 2011, the Year of the Women
Chapter 13 Malala Yousafzai: A Near Martyr
Conclusion Champions All
Epilogue Questions for U.S. and Non-U.S. Readers
Selected Bibliography
Index
About the Author
Chapter 1 Bertha von Suttner: Noble Woman and Nobel Friend
Chapter 2 Jane Addams: "The Greatest Woman Who Ever Lived"
Chapter 3 Emily Greene Balch: The Dismissed Professor
Chapter 4 Betty Williams and Mairead Corrigan: Sisterhood Created by Tragedy
Chapter 5 Mother Teresa: From Macedonia to India and Sainthood
Chapter 6 Alva Myrdal: World Diplomat
Chapter 7 Aung San Suu Kyi: Resisting by Staying Home
Chapter 8 Rigoberta Menchú Tum: A Story That Broke the World's Heart
Chapter 9 Jody Williams: Internet Activist
Chapter 10 Shirin Ebadi: Muslim Judge
Chapter 11 Wangari Muta Maathai: Kenya's "Green" Doctor
Chapter 12 Tawakkol Karman, Leymah Gbowee, and Ellen Johnson Sirleaf: 2011, the Year of the Women
Chapter 13 Malala Yousafzai: A Near Martyr
Conclusion Champions All
Epilogue Questions for U.S. and Non-U.S. Readers
Selected Bibliography
Index
About the Author
Recenzii
This third edition of a volume about women Nobel Peace Prize winners includes the newest winner,
Malala Yousafzai, along with updated biographies of Aung San Suu Kyi, Jody Williams, Shirim Ebadi,
and other living women recipients of the award. In the introduction, political-science professor Stiehm
explains that the award has been given to six distinct types of recipients, and these distinctions help her
explain their differences but show how each woman's activism and courage led her to fight for social
justice and peace. The 20-page biographies are presented chronologically and begin by describing the time
period each woman worked in and how historical events helped shape their lives. The author then gives a
very detailed and readable account of the women's lives, beliefs, and actions, including their writings and
speeches. The in-depth biographies conclude with an analysis of the impact and importance of each
woman's work. A selected bibliography and an index are included. This work is highly recommended for
school, public, and college libraries and all women's-studies programs.
Once again, Judith Stiehm, who has done so much to shine light on women inside militaries, shows us what a feminist curiosity about war and peace can freshly reveal. Champions for Peace opens our jaded eyes to all the smart thinking and savvy activist work that women in many countries have been doing to chart what peace looks like and move us toward creating it.
Champions for Peace is a book that was waiting to be written, and Judith Stiehm has handled the task with insight and verve. Give it to your daughter, but only after you absorb the inspiration yourself!
A highly readable account of the diverse lives and times of remarkable women, united by their struggles for peace and justice. Judith Stiehm deserves our thanks for bringing their stories together.
Judith Stiehm's clear, crisp narrative carries us into the company of twelve remarkably ordinary women recognized for their extraordinary contributions to international peace and social justice. Though different in many ways, the Nobel Peace women have shared a gift for recognizing what needed to be done and pursuing it with dogged determination. Stiehm shows us that their 'heroism' is within reach of us all. This book is both a celebration and an inspiration.
An extraordinary story of champions-women who pursued peace. Some came from great wealth, others from poverty. All ages, religions, ethnic backgrounds-and all extraordinarily optimistic. A must-read for your soul.
If you seek inspiration for instigating change, Stiehm's book will deliver. The earlier profiles are especially insightful, with the advantage of historical perspective. But the examples of all of these healers, writers, and peacemakers prove once again how one individual committed to goodness can lead civilization forward.
Useful, accessible book that every peace activist and every feminist should have on her or his shelf.
Judith Stiehm has written a wonderfully readable book about twelve gifted activist women who have been forces for change in the world. Stiehm reminds us that women have been critical to creating an understanding of peace, how difficult peace is to achieve, and what it takes to promote peaceful change. Their accomplishments are the more remarkable because these women were not presidents or prime ministers. Their power came not from political office or military strength, but from the force of their ideas, passion, and commitment to advancing a nonviolent vision of resolving conflicts. Stiehm's deft touch and engaging style presents these women so that we become familiar with their human sides as well as their remarkable achievements.
The women who have been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize showcase a remarkably wide variety of personalities and interests. Thus, reading their histories provides us with a true sample of diversified greatness. All of these individuals have addressed wrongs largely created by men. All have performed challenging and unusual feats. Some have been-and remain-controversial. Professor Stiehm has done a great service for us in collecting their achievements and putting them in the larger context of the Peace Prize. This book will be an invaluable reference work.
This is an excellent introduction to the women Nobel Peace Prize awardees. Stiehm packs a lot of information into limited space. The book is objectively written and academically sound while also being accessible to lay readers. It is a significant contribution to the growing body of literature about women and peace.
Malala Yousafzai, along with updated biographies of Aung San Suu Kyi, Jody Williams, Shirim Ebadi,
and other living women recipients of the award. In the introduction, political-science professor Stiehm
explains that the award has been given to six distinct types of recipients, and these distinctions help her
explain their differences but show how each woman's activism and courage led her to fight for social
justice and peace. The 20-page biographies are presented chronologically and begin by describing the time
period each woman worked in and how historical events helped shape their lives. The author then gives a
very detailed and readable account of the women's lives, beliefs, and actions, including their writings and
speeches. The in-depth biographies conclude with an analysis of the impact and importance of each
woman's work. A selected bibliography and an index are included. This work is highly recommended for
school, public, and college libraries and all women's-studies programs.
Once again, Judith Stiehm, who has done so much to shine light on women inside militaries, shows us what a feminist curiosity about war and peace can freshly reveal. Champions for Peace opens our jaded eyes to all the smart thinking and savvy activist work that women in many countries have been doing to chart what peace looks like and move us toward creating it.
Champions for Peace is a book that was waiting to be written, and Judith Stiehm has handled the task with insight and verve. Give it to your daughter, but only after you absorb the inspiration yourself!
A highly readable account of the diverse lives and times of remarkable women, united by their struggles for peace and justice. Judith Stiehm deserves our thanks for bringing their stories together.
Judith Stiehm's clear, crisp narrative carries us into the company of twelve remarkably ordinary women recognized for their extraordinary contributions to international peace and social justice. Though different in many ways, the Nobel Peace women have shared a gift for recognizing what needed to be done and pursuing it with dogged determination. Stiehm shows us that their 'heroism' is within reach of us all. This book is both a celebration and an inspiration.
An extraordinary story of champions-women who pursued peace. Some came from great wealth, others from poverty. All ages, religions, ethnic backgrounds-and all extraordinarily optimistic. A must-read for your soul.
If you seek inspiration for instigating change, Stiehm's book will deliver. The earlier profiles are especially insightful, with the advantage of historical perspective. But the examples of all of these healers, writers, and peacemakers prove once again how one individual committed to goodness can lead civilization forward.
Useful, accessible book that every peace activist and every feminist should have on her or his shelf.
Judith Stiehm has written a wonderfully readable book about twelve gifted activist women who have been forces for change in the world. Stiehm reminds us that women have been critical to creating an understanding of peace, how difficult peace is to achieve, and what it takes to promote peaceful change. Their accomplishments are the more remarkable because these women were not presidents or prime ministers. Their power came not from political office or military strength, but from the force of their ideas, passion, and commitment to advancing a nonviolent vision of resolving conflicts. Stiehm's deft touch and engaging style presents these women so that we become familiar with their human sides as well as their remarkable achievements.
The women who have been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize showcase a remarkably wide variety of personalities and interests. Thus, reading their histories provides us with a true sample of diversified greatness. All of these individuals have addressed wrongs largely created by men. All have performed challenging and unusual feats. Some have been-and remain-controversial. Professor Stiehm has done a great service for us in collecting their achievements and putting them in the larger context of the Peace Prize. This book will be an invaluable reference work.
This is an excellent introduction to the women Nobel Peace Prize awardees. Stiehm packs a lot of information into limited space. The book is objectively written and academically sound while also being accessible to lay readers. It is a significant contribution to the growing body of literature about women and peace.