Nansen

Marit Fosse is a writer, journalist, entrepreneur, and creative manager with a broad-based background in highly competitive and dynamic organizations. She set up Diva International and succeeded in making it a reference magazine for the international community in Geneva, Switzerland, and has published hundreds of articles and co-authored several books. She is also the vice-president of the World Trade Center in Dakar, Senegal, and is involved in developing business in Mali. John Fox is a former publications officer for the BBC and UNESCO and a retired international civil servant. He is a contributor to and co-editor of Diva: International Diplomat and co-author of The League of Nations: From Collective Security to Global Rearmament.

Nansen: Explorer and Humanitarian is a well-researched book intended for the general public as well as students of international politics.

• PrefaceForewordChapter 1: Nansen the ExplorerEarly DaysThe Crossing of GreenlandThe Voyage of the FramThe Dash for the PoleNorway Finds a HeroChapter 2: Nansen the DiplomatA New RoleA Trip to Russia and the USANansen and the League of NationsThe Sequel to the WarSetting Up the League of NationsSowing the Seeds of Future ProblemsChapter 3: The Prisoners-of-War in SiberiaGetting to Grips with the ProblemNansen as High CommissionerNansen AcceptsGetting the Prisoners HomeWhere Were the Prisoners Located?Financial MattersProgress at LastNansenhilfeSuccessWho Gets the Credit?Chapter 4: The Russian Revolution and Its AftermathDiscontent in RussiaFamine in RussiaThe Search for FundsThe League Fails to ActLessons LearnedOnce More, Nansen IntervenesWork Begins on the Refugee CrisisHow Many Refugees?Chapter 5: Massacres and Treaties in Asia MinorThe Treaty of SèvresThe Establishment of the Mandates SystemKurdistan, Iraq, Palestine and SyriaThe Fate of the ArmeniansResettling the ArmeniansThe Commission of InquiryNansen and the ArmeniansChapter 6: Trouble in Asia MinorThe Greeks of SmyrnaAn Idea Is BornNansen Goes to ConstantinopleAn Exchange Is AgreedThe Lausanne ConferenceChapter 7: The Nansen PassportThe OriginsRefining the ModelEmployment for RefugeesThe Nansen Passport in PracticeThe Nobel Peace LaureateChapter 8: Nansen’s HeritageBibliographyIndexChronology