Kofi Annan
Autor Stanley Meisleren Limba Engleză Hardback – dec 2006
| Toate formatele și edițiile | Preț | Express |
|---|---|---|
| Paperback (1) | 115.07 lei 3-5 săpt. | |
| Turner Publishing Company – mai 2008 | 115.07 lei 3-5 săpt. | |
| Hardback (1) | 214.46 lei 3-5 săpt. | |
| Turner Publishing Company – dec 2006 | 214.46 lei 3-5 săpt. |
Preț: 214.46 lei
Puncte Express: 322
Preț estimativ în valută:
37.96€ • 44.29$ • 32.87£
37.96€ • 44.29$ • 32.87£
Carte disponibilă
Livrare economică 05-19 februarie
Preluare comenzi: 021 569.72.76
Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780471787440
ISBN-10: 0471787442
Pagini: 384
Dimensiuni: 161 x 240 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.75 kg
Editura: Turner Publishing Company
Locul publicării:Hoboken, United States
ISBN-10: 0471787442
Pagini: 384
Dimensiuni: 161 x 240 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.75 kg
Editura: Turner Publishing Company
Locul publicării:Hoboken, United States
V-ar putea interesa
-
Preț: 95.78 lei -
American Evita: Hillary Clinton's Path to PowerChristopher AndersenPreț: 107.08 lei -
Preț: 132.51 lei -
Preț: 88.93 lei -
The Greatest CommunicatorDick WirthlinPreț: 153.92 lei -
Preț: 205.17 lei -
Giuliani: Flawed or Flawless? The Oral BiographyDeborah H. StroberPreț: 196.31 lei -
The First SamuraiKarl F FridayPreț: 199.07 lei -
Forgive Us Our SpinsJesse LarnerPreț: 135.50 lei -
Preț: 115.04 lei -
Outpost: A Diplomat at WorkChristopher R. HillPreț: 110.93 lei -
A Powerful Mind: The Self-Education of George WashingtonAdrienne M. HarrisonPreț: 163.61 lei
Public țintă
Readers of political biography, those interested in international affairs; public schools and libraries; the U.N. bookstores.Descriere
Praise for Kofi Annan: A Man of Peace in a World of War "Stanley Meisler, an old and steady hand at the U.N., has written a readable, wise, balanced, and most thoughtful biography of Secretary–General Kofi Annan. The focus is on his victories and defeats as secretary–general and on his problems and challenges and how he faced them. Stanley looks at the charges against him as well as his undoubted contributions and calls it as he sees it. This book is essential for anyone who wants to understand Kofi Annan′s contribution to the ′house′ as well as the genesis and exodus of the attacks against him."
Thomas R. Pickering, former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and former undersecretary of state
"Stanley Meisler is a great reporter this is a wonderfully observed and beautifully written book. It is the definitive portrait of Kofi Annan′s calm and dedicated leadership of the United Nations at a time of huge international turmoil."
William Shawcross, author of Deliver Us from Evil: Peacekeepers, Warlords, and a World of Endless Conflict
"Kofi Annan is one of the world′s most compelling figures. This is both an absorbing biography of a remarkable man and a fast–paced history of the United Nations at the opening of a new century. Stanley Meisler has made the U.N. story come alive as a flesh–and–blood drama of outsized egos clashing over high–stakes issues."
Doyle McManus, Washington Bureau Chief, Los Angeles Times
"[This is] a revealing and timely portrait of a remarkable man who has helped shape the first years of the twenty–first century. After finishing Stanley Meisler′s book, my only regret is that Kofi Annan isn′t running for president of the United States. He′d have my vote in a heartbeat."
David Lamb, author of The Africans
"Stanley Meisler is one of America′s most knowledgeable and entertaining writers about the United Nations and its history. Now, he gives us an authoritative, highly readable account of the career of Kofi Annan, from his days as a young Ghanian student at MIT to his tenure at the United Nations. The book covers Annan′s successes and his notable failures, from Rwanda to, especially, Iraq. Through Annan′s career, Meisler narrates the story of how both the Clinton administration and the George W. Bush administration have used the United Nations as a political scapegoat. This is, in a sense, a biography of a tragedy."
James Mann, author of Rise of the Vulcans: The History of Bush′s War Cabinet and the author–in–residence at the School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University, Washington, D.C.
Thomas R. Pickering, former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and former undersecretary of state
"Stanley Meisler is a great reporter this is a wonderfully observed and beautifully written book. It is the definitive portrait of Kofi Annan′s calm and dedicated leadership of the United Nations at a time of huge international turmoil."
William Shawcross, author of Deliver Us from Evil: Peacekeepers, Warlords, and a World of Endless Conflict
"Kofi Annan is one of the world′s most compelling figures. This is both an absorbing biography of a remarkable man and a fast–paced history of the United Nations at the opening of a new century. Stanley Meisler has made the U.N. story come alive as a flesh–and–blood drama of outsized egos clashing over high–stakes issues."
Doyle McManus, Washington Bureau Chief, Los Angeles Times
"[This is] a revealing and timely portrait of a remarkable man who has helped shape the first years of the twenty–first century. After finishing Stanley Meisler′s book, my only regret is that Kofi Annan isn′t running for president of the United States. He′d have my vote in a heartbeat."
David Lamb, author of The Africans
"Stanley Meisler is one of America′s most knowledgeable and entertaining writers about the United Nations and its history. Now, he gives us an authoritative, highly readable account of the career of Kofi Annan, from his days as a young Ghanian student at MIT to his tenure at the United Nations. The book covers Annan′s successes and his notable failures, from Rwanda to, especially, Iraq. Through Annan′s career, Meisler narrates the story of how both the Clinton administration and the George W. Bush administration have used the United Nations as a political scapegoat. This is, in a sense, a biography of a tragedy."
James Mann, author of Rise of the Vulcans: The History of Bush′s War Cabinet and the author–in–residence at the School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University, Washington, D.C.
Textul de pe ultima copertă
Praise for Kofi Annan: A Man of Peace in a World of War "Stanley Meisler, an old and steady hand at the U.N., has written a readable, wise, balanced, and most thoughtful biography of Secretary–General Kofi Annan. The focus is on his victories and defeats as secretary–general and on his problems and challenges and how he faced them. Stanley looks at the charges against him as well as his undoubted contributions and calls it as he sees it. This book is essential for anyone who wants to understand Kofi Annan′s contribution to the ′house′ as well as the genesis and exodus of the attacks against him."
Thomas R. Pickering, former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and former undersecretary of state
"Stanley Meisler is a great reporter this is a wonderfully observed and beautifully written book. It is the definitive portrait of Kofi Annan′s calm and dedicated leadership of the United Nations at a time of huge international turmoil."
William Shawcross, author of Deliver Us from Evil: Peacekeepers, Warlords, and a World of Endless Conflict
"Kofi Annan is one of the world′s most compelling figures. This is both an absorbing biography of a remarkable man and a fast–paced history of the United Nations at the opening of a new century. Stanley Meisler has made the U.N. story come alive as a flesh–and–blood drama of outsized egos clashing over high–stakes issues."
Doyle McManus, Washington Bureau Chief, Los Angeles Times
"[This is] a revealing and timely portrait of a remarkable man who has helped shape the first years of the twenty–first century. After finishing Stanley Meisler′s book, my only regret is that Kofi Annan isn′t running for president of the United States. He′d have my vote in a heartbeat."
David Lamb, author of The Africans
"Stanley Meisler is one of America′s most knowledgeable and entertaining writers about the United Nations and its history. Now, he gives us an authoritative, highly readable account of the career of Kofi Annan, from his days as a young Ghanian student at MIT to his tenure at the United Nations. The book covers Annan′s successes and his notable failures, from Rwanda to, especially, Iraq. Through Annan′s career, Meisler narrates the story of how both the Clinton administration and the George W. Bush administration have used the United Nations as a political scapegoat. This is, in a sense, a biography of a tragedy."
James Mann, author of Rise of the Vulcans: The History of Bush′s War Cabinet and the author–in–residence at the School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University, Washington, D.C.
Thomas R. Pickering, former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and former undersecretary of state
"Stanley Meisler is a great reporter this is a wonderfully observed and beautifully written book. It is the definitive portrait of Kofi Annan′s calm and dedicated leadership of the United Nations at a time of huge international turmoil."
William Shawcross, author of Deliver Us from Evil: Peacekeepers, Warlords, and a World of Endless Conflict
"Kofi Annan is one of the world′s most compelling figures. This is both an absorbing biography of a remarkable man and a fast–paced history of the United Nations at the opening of a new century. Stanley Meisler has made the U.N. story come alive as a flesh–and–blood drama of outsized egos clashing over high–stakes issues."
Doyle McManus, Washington Bureau Chief, Los Angeles Times
"[This is] a revealing and timely portrait of a remarkable man who has helped shape the first years of the twenty–first century. After finishing Stanley Meisler′s book, my only regret is that Kofi Annan isn′t running for president of the United States. He′d have my vote in a heartbeat."
David Lamb, author of The Africans
"Stanley Meisler is one of America′s most knowledgeable and entertaining writers about the United Nations and its history. Now, he gives us an authoritative, highly readable account of the career of Kofi Annan, from his days as a young Ghanian student at MIT to his tenure at the United Nations. The book covers Annan′s successes and his notable failures, from Rwanda to, especially, Iraq. Through Annan′s career, Meisler narrates the story of how both the Clinton administration and the George W. Bush administration have used the United Nations as a political scapegoat. This is, in a sense, a biography of a tragedy."
James Mann, author of Rise of the Vulcans: The History of Bush′s War Cabinet and the author–in–residence at the School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University, Washington, D.C.
Cuprins
Acknowledgments. Introduction.
1 Ghana and America.
2 Through the UN System.
3 The Grand Illusion of the First Persian Gulf War.
4 In the Footsteps of Ralph Bunche.
5 Peacekeeping.
6 The Stain of Rwanda.
7 Charade over Bosnia.
8 Supplanting Boutros–Ghali.
9 The New Secretary–General.
10 Intervention: Kosovo and East Timor.
11 The Nobel Peace Prize.
12 Interlude in Vienna and Africa.
13 Facing the American Juggernaut.
14 Relevance and Melancholia.
15 Oil for Food and Kojo.
16 The Year of Summing Up.
Kofi Annan s Nobel Peace Prize Lecture.
Chronology.
Sources.
Index.
1 Ghana and America.
2 Through the UN System.
3 The Grand Illusion of the First Persian Gulf War.
4 In the Footsteps of Ralph Bunche.
5 Peacekeeping.
6 The Stain of Rwanda.
7 Charade over Bosnia.
8 Supplanting Boutros–Ghali.
9 The New Secretary–General.
10 Intervention: Kosovo and East Timor.
11 The Nobel Peace Prize.
12 Interlude in Vienna and Africa.
13 Facing the American Juggernaut.
14 Relevance and Melancholia.
15 Oil for Food and Kojo.
16 The Year of Summing Up.
Kofi Annan s Nobel Peace Prize Lecture.
Chronology.
Sources.
Index.
Recenzii
"Meisler has done an admirable job in portraying a complex and shrewd man a fascinating read". (Books Quarterly, March 2007) "Meisler is a distinguished foreign affairs correspondent who has know Annan for many years and interviewed him for this book." (Diplomat, March 2007)
" comprehensive and well–written...anyone genuinely interested in the affairs of this all–important world body, ultimate guarantor of peace and stability, should read it." (The Irish Times Weekend Supplement, Saturday 21st April 2007)
" comprehensive and well–written...anyone genuinely interested in the affairs of this all–important world body, ultimate guarantor of peace and stability, should read it." (The Irish Times Weekend Supplement, Saturday 21st April 2007)
Notă biografică
STANLEY MEISLER is the author of United Nations: The First Fifty Years, the only authoritative history of the U.N. He has known Kofi Annan for many years, having covered him during much of Annan′s career as a public figure. For twenty years, Meisler covered much of the world for the Los Angeles Times, heading bureaus in Nairobi, Mexico City, Madrid, Toronto, and Paris. He then returned to the United States for a decade to cover the U.N. in New York and the State Department in Washington. Meisler still contributes articles to the paper′s Book Review, Sunday Opinion, and Art sections. He has also contributed to Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, the Atlantic, Reader′s Digest, and numerous other periodicals.