Kofi Annan
Author(s): Stanley Meisler
This is the first and only biography in English of one of the world's most widely admired leaders, published to coincide with his retirement from the U.N. Born in Ghana and educated in North America and Europe, Kofi Annan was elected Secretary-General of the United Nations in 1996, the first Black African to serve in that position and the first to come up through the ranks. Many regard Annan as a secretary-general on par with Dag Hammarskjold, his great predecessor of a half-century ago. Written by a distinguished foreign affairs correspondent who has known Annan for many years and interviewed him for this book, "Kofi Annan" is authoritative but not authorized. This is a book that describes Annan's real achievements but does not soft-pedal his problems. Stanley Meisler (Washington, DC) was a foreign and diplomatic correspondent for the "Los Angeles Times" for 30 years and is the author of "United Nations: The First Fifty Years" (0871136562).
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"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) "...anyone genuinely interested in the affairs of this important world body, ultimate guarantor of peace and stability, should read it." (The Irish Times Weekend Supplement, Saturday 21st April 2007)
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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.
General Fields
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- : wiley
- : wiley
- : 0.678
- : 09 January 2007
- : 239mm X 162mm X 31mm
- : United States
- : books
Special Fields
- : Stanley Meisler
- : Hardback
- : 341.23092
- : 384
- : Illustrations
