| Description |
xvi, 233 pages : illustrations, map, portraits ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-230) and index. |
| Contents |
Preface: In the tradition of Lysistrata : women champions for peace -- Bertha von Suttner : noble woman and noble friend -- Jane Addams : "the greatest woman who ever lived" -- Emily Greene Balch : the dismissed professor -- Betty Williams and Mairead Corrigan : sisterhood created by tragedy -- Mother Teresa : from Macedonia to India -- Alva Myrdal : world diplomat -- Aung San Suu Kyi : resisting by staying home -- Rigoberta Menchú Tum : a story that broke the world's heart -- Jody Williams : Internet activist -- Shirin Ebadi : Muslim judge -- Wangari Muta Maathai : Kenya's "green" doctor -- Conclusion: Champions all. |
| Subject |
Pacifists -- Biography.
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Pacifists. |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Subject |
Nobel Prizes -- History.
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Nobel Prizes. |
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History. |
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Women and peace -- History.
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Women and peace. |
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Peace -- Awards -- History.
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Peace -- Awards. |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| ISBN |
0742540251 cloth alkaline paper |
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074254026X paperback alkaline paper |
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9780742540255 cloth alkaline paper |
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9780742540262 paperback alkaline paper |
| Standard No. |
9780742540255 |
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9780742540262 |
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