Kofi Annan A Man of Peace in a World of War

Name: Kofi Annan A Man of Peace in a World of War
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ISBN: 9780470281697

ISBN-10: 0470281693

ISBN-13: 9780470281697

Edition: 2007

Authors: Stanley Meisler

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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…

Book details

List price: $19.95
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Canada, Limited
Publication date: 5/1/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 384
Size: 6.32" wide x 9.14" long x 0.96" tall
Weight: 1.144
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction



Ghana and America



Through the UN System



The Grand Illusion of the First Persian Gulf War



In the Footsteps of Ralph Bunche



Peacekeeping



The Stain of Rwanda



Charade over Bosnia



Supplanting Boutros-Ghali



The New Secretary-General



Intervention: Kosovo and East Timor



The Nobel Peace Prize



Interlude in Vienna and Africa



Facing the American Juggernaut



Relevance and Melancholia



Oil for Food and Kojo



The Year of Summing Up


Kofi Annan's Nobel Peace Prize Lecture


Chronology


Sources


Index