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1 online resource (477 pages) |
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text file |
| Contents |
Introduction; The Testator; A Sketch; Wrestling with War and Peace; The Will; Why Norway?; 'Norway the Peaceful'; How It Works; Prelude to a Parade; A Parade of Laureates, 1901 to 1913; Interludes; Nobel Season; 'Peace' (An Essay); A Parade of Laureates, 1914 to 1948; Interludes; The Committee and the Kremlin, a Dollop of History; Gandhi and Other Missing Laureates; A Parade of Laureates, 1949 to 1969; Interlude; A Sign of the Times; A Parade of Laureates, 1970 to 1990; Interlude; More Missing Laureates, and Impossible Laureates; A Parade of Laureates, 1991 to 2000; Interlude. |
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Leveraging the NobelA Parade of Laureates, 2001 to 2008; Interlude; A Stroll through the Nobel Peace Center; Obama's Hour; Afterword; A Note on Sources; Acknowledgements; List of Nobel Peace Laureates; Index. |
| Summary |
In this book, Jay Nordlinger gives a history of what the subtitle calls "the most famous and controversial prize in the world." The Nobel Peace Prize, like the other Nobel prizes, began in 1901. So we have a neat, sweeping history of the 20th century, and about a decade beyond. The Nobel prize involves a first world war, a second world war, a cold war, a terror war, and more. It contends with many of the key issues of modern times, and of life itself. It also presents a parade of interesting people--more than a hundred laureates, not a dullard in the bunch. Some of these laureates have been hist. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Peace -- Awards -- History.
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Peace -- Awards. |
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History. |
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Nobel Prizes -- History.
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Nobel Prizes. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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Print version: Nordlinger, Jay. Peace, They Say : A History of the Nobel Peace Prize, the Most Famous and Controversial Prize in the World. New York : Encounter Books, ©2012 9781594035982 |
| ISBN |
9781594035999 (electronic book) |
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1594035997 (electronic book) |
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9781594035982 |
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1594035989 |
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