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Africa´s Peacemakers: Nobel Peace Laureates of African Descent
Adekeye (Ed Adebajo
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Description for Africa´s Peacemakers: Nobel Peace Laureates of African Descent
Paperback. A unique and highly readable collection of biographical essays, critically interrogating the contributions of the thirteen individuals of African descent who have won the Nobel Peace Prize since 1950. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 592.
As Africa and its diaspora commemorate fifty years of post-independence Pan-Africanism, this unique volume provides profound insight into the thirteen prominent individuals of African descent who have won the Nobel Peace Prize since 1950. From the first American president of African descent, Barack Obama, whose career was inspired by the civil rights and anti-apartheid struggles promoted by fellow Nobel Peace laureates Martin Luther King, Jr., Nelson Mandela, Desmond Tutu, and Albert Luthuli; to influential figures in peacemaking such as Ralph Bunche, Anwar Sadat, Kofi Annan, and F.W. De Klerk; as well as Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Leymah Gbowee, Wangari Maathai, ... Read more
As Africa and its diaspora commemorate fifty years of post-independence Pan-Africanism, this unique volume provides profound insight into the thirteen prominent individuals of African descent who have won the Nobel Peace Prize since 1950. From the first American president of African descent, Barack Obama, whose career was inspired by the civil rights and anti-apartheid struggles promoted by fellow Nobel Peace laureates Martin Luther King, Jr., Nelson Mandela, Desmond Tutu, and Albert Luthuli; to influential figures in peacemaking such as Ralph Bunche, Anwar Sadat, Kofi Annan, and F.W. De Klerk; as well as Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Leymah Gbowee, Wangari Maathai, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
584g
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780329437
SKU
V9781780329437
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About Adekeye (Ed Adebajo
Dr. Adekeye Adebajo has been Executive Director of the Centre for Conflict Resolution, Cape Town, South Africa, since 2003. He previously served as Director of the Africa Programme of the New York-based International Peace Institute, when he was also an adjunct professor at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA). He also served on United Nations missions in ... Read more
Reviews for Africa´s Peacemakers: Nobel Peace Laureates of African Descent
An interdisciplinary work that is appropriate for use in undergraduate seminars on Africa. The writing style also makes it appropriate for general audiences. The book is a welcome contribution to the still rather limited literature on African successes.
African Studies Quarterly
The lively and engaging essays present a variety of perspectives and a plurality of different lenses for ... Read more
African Studies Quarterly
The lively and engaging essays present a variety of perspectives and a plurality of different lenses for ... Read more