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Interventions

A Life in War and Peace

By: Kofi Annan

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[A] resolute, detailed, and unflinching review of [Annan’s] most difficult hours…No one ever came closer to being the voice of “we the peoples” and no one paid a higher price for it. The world still needs such a voice, but the next person who tries to fill that role will want to reflect long and hard on the lessons of this candid, courageous, and unsparing memoir." --Michael Ignatieff, The New York Review of Books Receiving the Nobel Peace Prize in December 2001, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan spoke to a world still reeling from the terrorist attacks of September 11. “Ladies and Gentlemen,” proclaimed Annan, “we have entered the third millennium through a gate of fire. If today, after the horror of 11 September, we see better, and we see further—we will realize that humanity is indivisible. New threats make no distinction between races, nations, or regions.” Yet within only a few years the world was more divided than ever—polarized by the American invasion of Iraq, the Arab-Israeli conflict, the escalating civil wars in Africa, and the rising influence of China. Interventions: A Life in War and Peace is the story of Annan’s remarkable time at the center of the world stage. After forty years of service at the United Nations, Annan shares here his unique experiences during the terrorist attacks of September 11; the American invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan; the war between Israel, Hizbollah, and Lebanon; the brutal conflicts of Somalia, Rwanda, and Bosnia; and the geopolitical transformations following the end of the Cold War. With eloquence and unprecedented candor, Interventions finally reveals Annan’s unique role and unparalleled perspective on decades of global politics. The first sub-Saharan African to hold the position of Secretary-General, Annan has led an extraordinary life in his own right. His idealism and personal politics were forged in the Ghanaian independence movement of his adolescence, when all of Africa seemed to be rising as one to demand self-determination. Schooled in Africa, Europe, and the United States, Annan ultimately joined the United Nations in Geneva at the lowest professional level in the still young organization. Annan rose rapidly through the ranks and was by the end of the Cold War prominently placed in the dramatically changing department of peacekeeping operations. His stories of Presidents Clinton and Bush, dictators like Saddam Hussein and Robert Mugabe, and public figures of all stripes contrast powerfully with Annan’s descriptions of the courage and decency of ordinary people everywhere struggling for a new and better world. Showing the successes of the United Nations, Annan also reveals the organization’s missed opportunities and ongoing challenges—inaction in the Rwanda genocide, continuing violence between Israelis and Palestinians, and the endurance of endemic poverty. Yet Annan’s great strength in this book is his ability to embed these tragedies within the context of global politics, demonstrating how, time and again, the nations of the world have retreated from the UN’s founding purpose. From the pinnacle of global politics, Annan made it his purpose to put the individual at the center of every mission for peace and prosperity. A personal biography of global statecraft, Annan’s Interventions is as much a memoir as a guide to world order—past, present, and future.

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Penguin

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1101595965

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In His Own Words

By: Nelson Mandela

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In His Own Words

By: Nelson Mandela

There is no easy way to walk to freedom anywhere, and many of us will have to pass through the valley of the shadow of death again and again before we reach the mountain tops of our desires." -Nelson Mandela, September 1953 In spreading the message of freedom, equality, and human dignity, Nelson Mandela helped transform not only his own nation, but the entire world. Now his most important speeches are collected in a single volume. From the eve of his imprisonment to his release twenty-seven years later, from his acceptance of the Nobel Peace Prize to his election as South Africa's first black president, these speeches span some of the most pivotal moments of Mandela's life and his country's history. Arranged thematically and accompanied by tributes from leading world figures, Mandela's addresses memorably illustrate his lasting commitment to freedom and reconciliation, democracy and development, culture and diversity, and international peace and well-being. The extraordinary power of this volume is in the moving words and intimate tone of Mandela himself, one of the most courageous and articulate men of our time.

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Back Bay Books

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0316107026

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Mandela

The Authorised Portrait

By: Mike Nicol,Desmond Tutu,Kofi Atta Annan

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Mandela

The Authorised Portrait

By: Mike Nicol,Desmond Tutu,Kofi Atta Annan

This handsome volume, with more than 400 photographs - including never-before-published material from private collections - is the only authorised biography of arguably the greatest man of our times. Superbly designed, and interspersed with stunning double-spread photographs, it includes extensive interviews with family members, close friends, colleagues and many of the world's leading figures in all walks of life. Written by a team of distinguished writers and interviewers from a shortlist of award-winning journalists, this is fitting tribute to a man whose courage and moral authority have stood as a beacon to a bitterly divided nation - and to the whole world.

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399

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1760060178

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Yangtze

The Long River

By: Nadav Kander,Kofi Atta Annan,Jean Paul Tchang

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Yangtze

The Long River

By: Nadav Kander,Kofi Atta Annan,Jean Paul Tchang

Text by Jean Paul Tchary.

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188

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Hatje Cantz Pub

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3775726837

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9783775726832

Pandemic

Facing AIDS

By: Kofi Atta Annan,Rory Kennedy

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Pandemic

Facing AIDS

By: Kofi Atta Annan,Rory Kennedy

PANDEMIC presents a 20-year retrospective of AIDS through the work of over 75 artists from 50 nations. These powerful images in the photographic medium document the lives and harsh realities of people living with AIDS.

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Umbrage Editions

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1884167179

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Pandemic

Facing AIDS

By: Kofi Atta Annan,Rory Kennedy

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Pandemic

Facing AIDS

By: Kofi Atta Annan,Rory Kennedy

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We the Children

Meeting the Promises of the World Summit for Children

By: Kofi Atta Annan

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We the Children

Meeting the Promises of the World Summit for Children

By: Kofi Atta Annan

This UN report looks at the commitments made during the 1990 World Summit for Children to improve the well-being and treatment of children worldwide, and considers the lessons for the future from the past decade. It summarises the progress made towards the implementation of the Summit's Declaration and Plan of Action in the areas of: health, nutrition, water and sanitation; education and literacy; children's protection and civil rights. This is an adapted and abridged version of the UN Secretary-General's report which was presented to the Special Session of the General Assembly on Children in June 2001.

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110

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UNICEF

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9280637207

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9789280637205

Representing African Music

Postcolonial Notes, Queries, Positions

By: Kofi Agawu

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Representing African Music

Postcolonial Notes, Queries, Positions

By: Kofi Agawu

The aim of this book is to stimulate debate by offering a critique of discourse about African music. Who writes about African music, how, and why? What assumptions and prejudices influence the presentation of ethnographic data? Even the term "African music" suggests there is an agreed-upon meaning, but African music signifies differently to different people. This book also poses the question then, "What is African music?" Agawu offers a new and provocative look at the history of African music scholarship that will resonate with students of ethnomusicology and post-colonial studies. He offers an alternative "Afro-centric" means of understanding African music, and in doing so, illuminates a different mode of creativity beyond the usual provenance of Western criticism. This book will undoubtedly inspire heated debate--and new thinking--among musicologists, cultural theorists, and post-colonial thinkers. Also includes 15 musical examples.

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289

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Routledge

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1317794060

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African Rhythm

A Northern Ewe Perspective

By: Victor Kofi Agawu

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African Rhythm

A Northern Ewe Perspective

By: Victor Kofi Agawu

. An accompanying compact disk enables the reader to work closely with the sound of African speech and song discussed in the book.

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266

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CUP Archive

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0521480841

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9780521480840

The African Imagination in Music

By: Kofi Agawu

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The African Imagination in Music

By: Kofi Agawu

The world of Sub-Saharan African music is immensely rich and diverse, containing a plethora of repertoires and traditions. In The African Imagination in Music, renowned music scholar Kofi Agawu offers an introduction to the major dimensions of this music and the values upon which it rests. Agawu leads his readers through an exploration of the traditions, structural elements, instruments, and performative techniques that characterize the music. In sections that focus upon rhythm, melody, form, and harmony, the essential parts of African music come into relief. While traditional music, the backbone of Africa's musical thinking, receives the most attention, Agawu also supplies insights into popular and art music in order to demonstrate the breadth of the African musical imagination. Close readings of a variety of songs, including an Ewe dirge, an Aka children's song, and Fela's 'Suffering and Smiling' supplement the broader discussion. The African Imagination in Music foregrounds a hitherto under-reported legacy of recordings and insists on the necessity of experiencing music as sound in order to appreciate and understand it fully. Accordingly, a Companion Website features important examples of the music discussed in detail in the book. Accessibly and engagingly written for a general audience, The African Imagination in Music is poised to renew interest in Black African music and to engender discussion of its creative underpinnings by Africanists, ethnomusicologists, music theorists and musicologists.

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Oxford University Press

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0190467444

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Annual Report on the Work of the Organization

2001

By: Kofi Atta Annan

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Annual Report on the Work of the Organization

2001

By: Kofi Atta Annan

In this annual report to the General Assembly, Secretary-General Kofi Annan presents a comprehensive review of the work of the Organization. The report discusses the various activities of the United Nations system in pursuit of common objectives. It addresses areas of concern to the international community including peace and security, humanitarian assistance, development, international law and human rights, enhancing management and partnerships.

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United Nations Publications

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9211008786

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Annual Report on the Work of the Organization, 2001

By: Kofi Atta Annan

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Annual Report on the Work of the Organization, 2001

By: Kofi Atta Annan

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Global Values

The United Nations and the Rule of Law in the 21st Century

By: Kofi Annan

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Global Values

The United Nations and the Rule of Law in the 21st Century

By: Kofi Annan

This book is the text of the Singapore Lecture delivered by Kofi Annan on 14 February 2000.

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Institute of Southeast Asian Studies

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9812301003

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We the Children

Meeting the Promises of the World Summit for Children

By: Kofi Atta Annan

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Meeting the Promises of the World Summit for Children

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Interventions

Interventions

In His Own Words

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Mandela

Yangtze

Yangtze

Pandemic

Pandemic

Pandemic

Pandemic

We the Children

We the Children

Representing African Music

Representing African Music

African Rhythm

African Rhythm

The African Imagination in Music

The African Imagination in Music

Annual Report on the Work of the Organization

Annual Report on the Work of the Organization

Annual Report on the Work of the Organization, 2001

Annual Report on the Work of the Organization, 2001

Global Values

Global Values

We the Children

We the Children

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