Peacemaker

Name: Peacemaker
Brand: Atlantic Books
SKU: 9781838958947
Price: 498 CZK
Availability: InStock

U Thant, the United Nations and the Untold Story of the 1960s

Autor: Thant Myint-U

Jazyk:

Vazba: Pevná

Vydavatel: Atlantic Books

Dostupnost: Skladem u dodavatele

Odesíláme za 10-18 dnů

498 Kč

'A wonderful subject, beautifully written, evoking a world startlingly like and unlike our own' Rory...

Informace o knize

Autor

Thant Myint-U

Jazyk

Angličtina

Vazba

Kniha - Pevná

Vydáno

2025

Stránek

384

EAN

9781838958947

Enbook ID

48880678

Vydavatel

Atlantic Books

Hmotnost

592

Rozměry

156 x 234

Kompletní popis

'A wonderful subject, beautifully written, evoking a world startlingly like and unlike our own' Rory Stewart

'A brilliant portrait not just of a great and unjustly forgotten man, but of an entire age' William Dalrymple

'Important reading at any time in history; essential in the world of today' Peter Frankopan

IN THE EARLY 1960S, a peaceful world seemed possible. The still young United Nations was regarded as humankind's best hope for ending war. African and Asian nations, having recently won their freedom from colonial rule, sought influence on the world stage. At the helm of their international efforts was Secretary-General U Thant, a practising Buddhist and former schoolteacher from Burma.

In Peacemaker, acclaimed historian Thant Myint-U traces his grandfather's integral yet forgotten roles in some of the twentieth century's most critical crises: from battling white supremacist mercenaries in the Congo and mediating an end to the Cuban Missile Crisis to desperately trying to prevent the 1967 Six Day War. Drawing on newly declassified documents, he traces U Thant's tireless efforts to bring peace to Vietnam, create a fairer international economy, safeguard the environment, and avoid a third world war.

A testament to the power of hope and individual action in times of uncertainty, Peacemaker is an extraordinary chronicle of a golden age of diplomacy - and vital to a fresh understanding of our world today.

Mohlo by vás zajímat

Zákaznicí kteří koupili tuto knihu koupili také

Nejčastěji hledané

Categories

Authors

Publishers

Produkty

Produkty

Nejčastěji hledané

Categories

Authors

Publishers

Produkty

Produkty

Peacemaker

U Thant, the United Nations and the Untold Story of the 1960s

Informace o knize

Kompletní popis

Mohlo by vás zajímat

Zákaznicí kteří koupili tuto knihu koupili také