World's Most Prestigious Prize The Inside Story of the Nobel Peace Prize
Produktdetaljer
Biographical note
Director of Norwegian Nobel Institute, 1990-2014; Adjunct Professor of International History, University of Oslo, 1991-2014.The World's Most Prestigious Prize is a very good synopsis of the history of the Nobel Peace Prize, written by somebody who is obviously very committed to the prize and who has dedicated his career to serving its goals. It also contains a convincing historical analysis of the evolution of peace over the last 150 years, giving both scholars and practitioners a map of what has been achieved and what still needs to be tackled in actualizing a culture of peace.
Erich P. Schellhammer, PhD, Royal Roads University, PEACE RESEARCH
Lundestad makes an eloquent case that the prize has a universal appeal, grounded in humanitarian and nonviolent ideals on which no country or civilization holds a monopoly.
Foreign Affairs
Informative.
Dan Kaplan, Booklist
A fine [...] introduction to and overview of the Nobel Peace Prize, offering some insight into its workings and nature ... it also offers good insight into the changing nature of the peace movement(s) across the decades, and the different efforts to find and achieve forms of peace.
M.A. Orthofer, Complete Review
Fascinating... a unique insight into the prize that makes compelling reading.
Paradigm Explorer
Gier Lundestad is a distinguished historian who served for twenty-five years as the executive director of the Norwegian Nobel Institute. In this unique volume, he writes the history of the Nobel Peace Prize, coupling fascinating vignettes of his interactions with the winners Mikhail Gorbachev and Barack Obama, among others with incisive reflections of a mature scholar of international relations.
Melvyn P. Leffler, Emeritus Professor of American History at the University of Virginia
This is a fascinating book... a unique insight into the Prize that makes compelling reading.
David Lorimer, Paradigm Explorer