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Dag Hammarskjöld Remembered

Author : Mary-Lynn Hanley
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789185214648
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (146 download)

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Download or read book Dag Hammarskjöld Remembered written by Mary-Lynn Hanley and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is now fifty years since Dag Hammarskjöld left the world and the United Nations behind. Yet, with every passing year since his death, his stature grows and his worth along with his contribution becomes more apparent and meaningful. When Hammarskjöld was at its helm the United Nations was still a relatively young organization, finding its way in a post-war world that had entered a new phase, the cold war, for which there was no roadmap. He was a surprise choice as Secretary-General, a so-called "safe" choice as there was little expectation that this former Swedish civil servant would be more than a competent caretaker. Few imagined that Dag Hammarskjöld would embrace his destiny with such passion and independence and even fewer could have foreseen that he would give his life in service to his passion. But as Hammarskjöld himself stated: "Destiny is something not to be desired and not to be avoided - a mystery not contrary to reason, for it implies that the world, and the course of human history, have meaning." That statement sums up his world view. This is a volume of memoirs written by people who knew Hammarskjöld. We hope that these memories succeed in imparting to those who never knew or worked with Dag Hammarskjöld the intrinsic flavour of this unusual, highly intelligent, highly complex individual who believed deeply in the ability of people, especially their ability to affect the world in which they live. He once reflected: "Everything will be all right - you know when? When people, just people, stop thinking of the United Nations as a weird Picasso abstraction and see it as a drawing they made themselves." Today that advice rings as true as ever.

Hammarskjöld

Author : Roger Lipsey
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
ISBN 13 : 0472118900
Total Pages : 759 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (721 download)

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Download or read book Hammarskjöld written by Roger Lipsey and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 2013-03-18 with total page 759 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing from little explored archives and personal correspondence, chronicles the life of the second secretary general of the United Nations who was killed in 1961 while en route to ceasefire negotiations in the Congo.

Markings

Author : Dag Hammarskjold
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 0307277429
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (72 download)

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Download or read book Markings written by Dag Hammarskjold and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2006-10-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Perhaps the greatest testament of personal devotion published in this century." — The New York Times A powerful journal of poems and spiritual meditations recorded over several decades by a universally known and admired peacemaker. A dramatic account of spiritual struggle, Markings has inspired hundreds of thousands of readers since it was first published in 1964. Markings is distinctive, as W.H. Auden remarks in his foreword, as a record of "the attempt by a professional man of action to unite in one life the via activa and the via contemplativa." It reflects its author's efforts to live his creed, his belief that all men are equally the children of God and that faith and love require of him a life of selfless service to others. For Hammarskjöld, "the road to holiness necessarily passes through the world of action." Markings is not only a fascinating glimpse of the mind of a great man, but also a moving spiritual classic that has left its mark on generations of readers.

Politics and Conscience

Author : Roger Lipsey
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
ISBN 13 : 0834842750
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (348 download)

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Download or read book Politics and Conscience written by Roger Lipsey and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 2020-02-25 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An accessible guide to the principles and vision of Dag Hammarskjöld, a man John F. Kennedy called "the greatest statesman of our century." Dag Hammarskjöld served as Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1953 until his tragic Dag Hammarskjöld served as secretary-general of the United Nations from 1953 until his tragic death in a suspicious plane crash in 1961. During those years he saw the fledgling international organization through numerous crises with skill that made him a star on the international stage. As readers of his now-classic diary, Markings, are aware, Hammarskjöld understood political leadership as an honor calling for resourcefulness, humility, moral clarity, and spiritual reflection. In this accessible handbook, acclaimed biographer Roger Lipsey details the political and personal code by which Hammarskjöld lived and made critical decisions. What emerges is the portrait of a man who struck a remarkable balance between patience and action, empathy and reserve, policy and people. Structured through short sections on themes such as courage, facing facts, and negotiation, Politics and Conscience offers a vision of ethical leadership as relevant today as it was in Hammarskjöld’s time.

Another Development

Author : Fernando Henrique Cardoso
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Another Development written by Fernando Henrique Cardoso and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Who Killed Hammarskjöld?

Author : Susan Williams
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0190231408
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (92 download)

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Download or read book Who Killed Hammarskjöld? written by Susan Williams and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2014 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It has been 50 years since the UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold mysteriously died in a plane crash in Africa. Williams uncovers new evidence to demonstrate conclusively that the horrific conflict in the Congo was driven not so much by internal divisions as by the Cold War and the West's determination to control post-colonial Africa.

From the Outside Looking In

Author : Manfred Max-Neef
Publisher : Zed Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book From the Outside Looking In written by Manfred Max-Neef and published by Zed Books. This book was released on 1992-09-07 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 5 In a world apart

About Understanding

Author : Andreas Fuglesang
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book About Understanding written by Andreas Fuglesang and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: This text provides new perspectives on the practical problems of social development and education for development in Third World countries. The author argues that communication plays a major role in social and economic development and that social transformation can be described in terms of social information processing. Intended for workers in adult education, primary health care and nutrition, this publication on cross-cultural communication discusses various cultural attributes of Third World societies. The author intends to link the practice of development assistance to the ethical issue of international solidarity and understanding.

Knot of Stone

Author : Nicolaas Vergunst
Publisher : Arena books
ISBN 13 : 1906791945
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (67 download)

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Download or read book Knot of Stone written by Nicolaas Vergunst and published by Arena books. This book was released on 2011-04-25 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1510, when the Cape of Good Hope was still revered as the Portal to the Indies, the Viceroy of Portuguese India was led ashore, attacked, slain and hurriedly buried in a shallow grave. The murder of Dom Francisco d'Almeida remains a mystery to this day. Was it the fulfilment of a prophecy or an act of poetic justice? Was it an ambush, a mutiny or even an assassination? If so, was it instigated by the King of Portugal or the Church of Rome?Knot of Stone is a tale of historical detection in which two unlikely travel companions - a restless Dutch historian, Sonja Haas, and a jaded Afrikaans archaeologist, Jason Tomas - find themselves drawn together after discovering a five-century-old skeleton at the foot of Table Mountain. Their search for new evidence leads the reader ever further north to ancestral burial sites, remote mountain sanctuaries, sacred springs, medieval monasteries and rare museum artefacts. Via various roadside encounters, including the startling revelations of a sangoma (a healer empowered by the ancestors), they reconstruct the past and their own identities, with divergent consequences. The multi-layered story is ultimately a tale of self-discovery.As a novel, Knot of Stone presents a unique and insightful revision of actual events, offering a courageous departure from mainstream historical writing. With its captivating mystery, its mixture of legend and original research, plus the karmic background of various historical individuals, this enthralling book will appeal to all those who have enjoyed the enigmatic works of Umberto Eco and Dan Brown.www.knotofstone.com

The Distinction of Peace

Author : Catherine Goetze
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
ISBN 13 : 0472900765
Total Pages : 297 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (729 download)

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Download or read book The Distinction of Peace written by Catherine Goetze and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 2017-05-09 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Peacebuilding” serves as a catch-all term to describe efforts by an array of international organizations, nongovernmental organizations, and agencies of foreign states to restore or construct a peaceful society in the wake—or even in the midst—of conflict. Despite this variety, practitioners consider themselves members of a global profession. In The Distinction of Peace, Catherine Goetze investigates the genesis of peacebuilding as a professional field of expertise since the 1960s, its increasing influence, and the ways it reflects global power structures. Goetze describes how the peacebuilding field came into being, how it defines who belongs to it and who does not, and what kind of group culture it has generated. Using an innovative methodology, she investigates the motivations of individuals who become peacebuilders, their professional trajectories and networks, and the “good peacebuilder” as an ideal. For many, working in peacebuilding in various ways—as an aid worker on the ground, as a lawyer at the United Nations, or as an academic in a think tank—has become not merely a livelihood, but also a form of participation in world politics. As a field, peacebuilding has developed techniques for incorporating and training new members, yet its internal politics also create the conditions of exclusion that often result in practical failures of the peacebuilding enterprise. By providing a critical account of the social mechanisms that make up the peacebuilding field, Goetze offers deep insights into the workings of Western domination and global inequalities.

The United Nations: A Very Short Introduction

Author : Jussi M. Hanhimäki
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190222727
Total Pages : 193 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (92 download)

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Download or read book The United Nations: A Very Short Introduction written by Jussi M. Hanhimäki and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2015-05-05 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After seven decades of existence has the UN become obsolete? Is it ripe for retirement? As Jussi Hanhimäki proves in the second edition of this Very Short Introduction, the answer is no. In the second decade of the twenty-first century the UN remains an indispensable organization that continues to save lives and improve the world as its founders hoped. Since its original publication in 2008, this 2nd edition includes more recent examples of the UN Security Council in action and peacekeeping efforts while exploring its most recent successes and failures. After a brief history of the United Nations and its predecessor, the League of Nations, Hanhimäki examines the UN's successes and failures as a guardian of international peace and security, as a promoter of human rights, as a protector of international law, and as an engineer of socio-economic development. This updated edition highlights what continues to make the UN a complicated organization today, and the ongoing challenges between its ambitions and capabilities. Hanhimäki also provides a clear account of the UN and its various arms and organizations (such as UNESCO and UNICEF), and offers a critical overview of the UN Security Council's involvement in recent crises in Iran, Afghanistan, Iraq, Ukraine, Libya, and Syria, and how likely it is to meet its overall goals in the future. Regardless of its obstacles, the UN is likely to survive for the foreseeable future. That alone makes trying to understand the UN in all its manifold - magnificent and frustrating - complexity a worthy task. With this much-needed updated introduction to the UN, Jussi Hanhimäki engages the current debate over the organizations effectiveness as he provides a clear understanding of how it was originally conceived, how it has come to its present form, and how it must confront new challenges in a rapidly changing world. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.

A Reader's Guide to Dag Hammarskjöld's Waymarks

Author : Bernhard Erling
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (88 download)

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Download or read book A Reader's Guide to Dag Hammarskjöld's Waymarks written by Bernhard Erling and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Renewing the United Nations System

Author : Erskine Childers
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780788149993
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (499 download)

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Download or read book Renewing the United Nations System written by Erskine Childers and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1999-09 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Silent Cry

Author : Dorothee Sölle
Publisher : Fortress Press
ISBN 13 : 9781451407082
Total Pages : 342 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book The Silent Cry written by Dorothee Sölle and published by Fortress Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Today, a kind of Rdemocratized mysticismS of those without much religious background flourishes. This mystical experience is not drawn so much of the tradition as out of contemporary experiences. In that sense, each of us is a mystic, and Soelle's work seeks to give theological depth, clarity and direction. This work conveys Soelle's deep religious knowledge and wisdom with her passion for social justice.

They Were Christians

Author : Cristóbal Krusen
Publisher : Baker Books
ISBN 13 : 149340055X
Total Pages : 190 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (934 download)

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Download or read book They Were Christians written by Cristóbal Krusen and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2016-04-26 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What do Abraham Lincoln, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Louis Pasteur, Frederick Douglass, Florence Nightingale, and John D. Rockefeller Sr. all have in common? They all changed the world--and they were all Christians. Now the little-known stories of faith behind twelve influential people of history are available in one inspiring volume. They Were Christians reveals the faith-filled motivations behind some of the most outstanding political, scientific, and humanitarian contributions of history. From the founding of the Red Cross to the family crisis that drove America's favorite president to his knees and cracked his religious skepticism, the fascinating stories of these faithful history-makers will inspire, encourage, and entertain readers of history and biography.

The Golden Thread

Author : Ravi Somaiya
Publisher : Hachette UK
ISBN 13 : 1455536539
Total Pages : 283 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (555 download)

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Download or read book The Golden Thread written by Ravi Somaiya and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2020-07-07 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: LONGLISTED FOR THE ALCS "GOLD DAGGER" AWARD FOR NON-FICTION CRIME WRITING Uncover the story behind the death of renowned diplomat and UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjöld in this true story of spies and intrigue surrounding one of the most enduring unsolved mysteries of the twentieth century. On September 17, 1961, Dag Hammarskjöld boarded a Douglas DC6 propeller plane on the sweltering tarmac of the airport in Leopoldville, the capital of the Congo. Hours later, he would be found dead in an African jungle with an ace of spades playing card placed on his body. Hammarskjöld had been the head of the United Nations for nine years. He was legendary for his dedication to peace on earth. But dark forces circled him: Powerful and connected groups from an array of nations and organizations—including the CIA, the KGB, underground militant groups, business tycoons, and others—were determined to see Hammarskjöld fail. A riveting work of investigative journalism based on never-before-seen evidence, recently revealed firsthand accounts, and groundbreaking new interviews, The Golden Thread reveals the truth behind one of the great murder mysteries of the Cold War.

White Malice

Author : Susan Williams
Publisher : Hurst Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1787385825
Total Pages : 688 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (873 download)

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Download or read book White Malice written by Susan Williams and published by Hurst Publishers. This book was released on 2021-09-30 with total page 688 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Accra, 1958. Africa’s liberation leaders have gathered for a conference, full of strength, purpose and vision. Newly independent Ghana’s Kwame Nkrumah and Congo’s Patrice Lumumba strike up a close partnership. Everything seems possible. But, within a few years, both men will have been targeted by the CIA, and their dream of true African autonomy undermined. The United States, watching the Europeans withdraw from Africa, was determined to take control. Pan-Africanism was inspiring African Americans fighting for civil rights; the threat of Soviet influence over new African governments loomed; and the idea of an atomic reactor in black hands was unacceptable. The conclusion was simple: the US had to ‘recapture’ Africa, in the shadows, by any means necessary. Renowned historian Susan Williams dives into the archives, revealing new, shocking details of America’s covert programme in Africa. The CIA crawled over the continent, poisoning the hopes of 1958 with secret agents and informants; surreptitious UN lobbying; cultural infiltration and bribery; assassinations and coups. As the colonisers moved out, the Americans swept in—with bitter consequences that reverberate in Africa to this day