| Description |
xviii, 622 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 21 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 542-591) and index. |
| Note |
Previously published under title: Chasing the flame : Sergio Vieira de Mello and the fight to save the world. |
| Summary |
Reveals Sergio Vieira de Mello's powerful legacy of humanity and ideological strength in the context of his troubleshooting attempts in Lebanon in the aftermath of Israel's 1982 invasion; in his taming of the Khmer Rouge and his repatriation of four-hundred-thousand Cambodian refugees in the early nineties; in his efforts to negotiate an end to the slaughter in Bosnia; in his struggle to nation-build in war-torn societies during his quasi-colonial governorships of Kosovo and East Timor; and through his tragic final posting as the UN representative in Baghdad, where he became the victim of the country's first-ever suicide bomb. |
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Mello, Sérgio Vieira de, 1948-2003.
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Mello, Sérgio Vieira de, 1948-2003. |
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United Nations. High Commission for Human Rights.
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United Nations. High Commission for Human Rights. |
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War relief.
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War relief. |
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Peace-building.
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Peace-building. |
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Iraq War, 2003-2011.
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Iraq War (2003-2011) |
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United Nations -- Biography.
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United Nations. |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Subject |
Diplomats -- Brazil -- Biography.
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Diplomats. |
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Brazil. |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Added Author |
Power, Samantha.
Chasing the flame : Sergio Vieira de Mello and the fight to save the world.
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| ISBN |
9780143114857 paperback |
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0143114859 paperback |
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