Hammarskjold (inbunden)
Format
Inbunden (Hardback)
Språk
Engelska
Antal sidor
752
Utgivningsdatum
2013-03-30
Upplaga
New.
Förlag
The University of Michigan Press
Medarbetare
University of Michigan
Illustrationer
20 black & white halftones
Dimensioner
215 x 171 x 44 mm
Vikt
1179 g
Antal komponenter
1
ISBN
9780472118908
Hammarskjold (inbunden)

Hammarskjold

A Life

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Inbunden, Engelska, 2013-03-30

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An admirably judicious and comprehensive - and long overdue - study of one of the most remarkable figures of the twentieth century, whose presence remains both spiritually and politically significant for an age of violently confused international relations. - Rowan Williams, Master of Magdalene College (Cambridge University), former Archbishop of Canterbury ""An important, brillaintly written book. Its wide selection of sources gives a masterful, true, and full portrait of Hammarskjoeld. Lipsey's learned and wise comments cobtribute much to understanding the inner life and outward actions of a unique person."" - Per Lind, Swedish Foreign Service and personal aide to Hammarskjoeld, 1953 - 56 ""A great book about a great man who must not be forgotten in a time which more than ever needs to see the footprints of Dag Hammarskjoeld - the combination of wholehearted engagement in the world and familiarity with the spiritual 'journey inwards.'"" - K.G. Hammar, Visiting professor (emeritus) at the Center for Theology and Religious Studies, Lund University, and former archbishop of the Church of Sweden "A good and indispensable man, Hammarskjoeld ""understood and respected the need for heroes."" In this lucid, well-written biography, he certainly emerges as one." -- KIRKUS "Roger Lipsey's book is a fascinating literary journey through Dag Hammarskjoeld's personal and professional life. It demonstrates how his spirituality and inner strength were translated into penetrating analyses of world problems and, most importantly, into principled action." - Jan Eliasson, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations ""...political junkies and history buffs will relish this definitive, painstakingly thorough treatment of a great statesman and consummate diplomat."" - Publishers Weekly "...no one has sketched [Dag Hammarskjoeld's] life and peacekeeping endeavors with such depth and breadth as Mr. Lipsey...He argues that Hammarskjoeld's diplomatic skills preserved the U.N. as a beacon of hope through turbulent times." - George Melloan, The Wall Street Journal After his mysterious death, Dag Hammarskjoeld was described by John F. Kennedy as the ""greatest statesman of our century."" Second secretary-general of the United Nations (1953 - 61), he is the only person to have been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize posthumously. Through extensive research in little explored archives and personal correspondence, Roger Lipsey has produced the definitive biography of Dag Hammarskjoeld. Hammarskjoeld: A Life provides vivid new insights into the life and mind of a truly great individual. Hammarskjoeld the statesman and Hammarskjoeld the author of the classic spiritual journal Markings meet in this new biography - and the reader will meet them both in these pages. A towering mid-twentieth-century figure, Hammarskjoeld speaks directly to our time.
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  1. Har inte hunnit läsa hela boken ännu, men den verkar...
    Kerstin Jonsson, 10 januari 2014

    Har inte hunnit läsa hela boken ännu, men den verkar mycket intressant. Även om författaren inte personligen träffat Dag Hammarskjöld tycker jag att han försöker förmedla en så ärlig bild som möjligt. Hammarskjöld var ju en oerhört intelligent och mångfacetterad person och långt före sin tid i många avseenden, så uppgiften kan inte ha varit lätt.

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'An admirably judicious and comprehensive - and long overdue - study of one of the most remarkable figures of the twentieth century, whose presence remains both spiritually and politically significant for an age of violently confused international relations'? "" Rowan Williams

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Roger Lipsey, an art historian, editor, and author, has written on a wide range of topics and intellectual figures. He was the general editor of the monumental three-volume edited works of Ananda K. Coomaraswamy (Princeton University Press, 1978) and has edited and co-authored several books, among them An Art of Our Own: The Spiritual in Twentieth-Century Art (Random House, 1989) and Angelic Mistakes: The Art of Thomas Merton (New Seeds, 2006). He is director of the Society for Myth and Tradition, the publisher of Parabola magazine.