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Hammarskjöld: A Life
Roger Lipsey
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Description for Hammarskjöld: A Life
Paperback. The definitive biography of Dag Hammarskjold" Num Pages: 760 pages, 20 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DNN; BGH; HB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 46. Weight in Grams: 994.
After his mysterious death, Dag Hammarskjöld 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 Hammarskjöld. Hammarskjöld: A Life provides vivid new insights into the life and mind of a truly great individual. Hammarskjöld the statesman and Hammarskjöld the author of the classic spiritual journal Markings meet in this new biography - and the ... Read more
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Publisher
The University of Michigan Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
993g
Number of Pages
760
Place of Publication
Ann Arbor, United States
ISBN
9780472036622
SKU
V9780472036622
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About Roger Lipsey
Roger Lipsey, author, art historian, editor, and translator, has written on a wide range of topics and intellectual figures. He was the general editor of the three-volume edited works of Ananda K. Coomaraswamy. Other works include An Art of Our Own: The Spiritual in Twentieth-Century Art and the prizewinning Angelic Mistakes: The Art of Thomas Merton. He is director of ... Read more
Reviews for Hammarskjöld: A Life
“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 “A good and indispensable man, Hammarskjöld ‘understood and respected the need for heroes.’ In ... Read more