Interventions : a life in war and peace / Kofi Annan with Nader Mousavizadeh.
| Author/creator | Annan, Kofi A. |
| Other author | Mousavizadeh, Nader. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Penguin Press, 2012. |
| Description | xiv, 383 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Preface: The arc of intervention -- Prologue Peacekeeper, peacemaker -- Indepenence: African beginnings -- Promises to keep: Somalia, Rwanda, Bosnia, and the trials of peacekeeping in a world of civil war -- Sovereignty and human rights: Kosovo, East Timor, Darfur, and the responsibilty to protect -- A peoples/ United Nations: reforming global goverance and restoring the rule of law -- The fate of the continent: Africa's wars, Africa's peace -- Redefining human security: the global fight against poverty and the millennium development goals --The world's fault line: peacemaking in the Middle East -- The wars of 9/11: terror, Afganistan, Iraq, and the United Nations at the brink -- Epilogue: Dreams of a realist. |
| Abstract | With eloquence and immediacy, Annan writes about the highs and lows of his years at the United Nations: from shuttle-diplomacy during crises such as Kosovo, Lebanon and Israel-Palestine to the wrenching battles over the Iraq War to the creation of the landmark Responsibility to Protect doctrine. |
| General note | Includes index. |
| LCCN | 2012008173 |
| ISBN | 9781594204203 |
| ISBN | 1594204209 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | D839.7 .A56 A3 2012 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |