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Elie Wiesel
Heather Lehr Wagner
Library Binding (Chelsea House Pub, Jan. 1, 2007)A unique series profiles key recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize and the work they were doing when they received the award, revealing how each Prize winner helped broker peace between hostile parties around the world.
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Rigoberta Menchu Tum: Activist for Indigenous Rights in Guatemala
Heather Lehr Wagner
Library Binding (Chelsea House Pub (Library), March 1, 2007)A member of the indigenous Quiche Maya group, Rigoberta Menchú Tum experienced firsthand the oppression of the native Indian population in Guatemala. This biography from the Modern Peacemakers series profiles the unwavering activist who was awarded the 1992 Nobel Peace Prize for her remarkable work promoting social justice and ethno-cultural reconciliation based on respect for the rights of indigenous peoples. This title features full-color photographs, sidebars, and textboxes that help students follow Menchú Tum's journey from early struggles to subsequent triumphs and the prize.
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Mairead Corrigan And Betty Williams: Partners for Peace in Northern Ireland
George Mitchell, Susan Muaddi Darraj
Library Binding (Chelsea House Pub, Nov. 1, 2006)A unique series profiles key recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize and the work they were doing when they received the award, revealing how each Prize winner helped broker peace between hostile parties around the world.
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Shirin Ebadi: Champion for Human Rights in Iran
Janet Hubbard-Brown
Library Binding (Chelsea House Publications, March 1, 2007)As a lawyer, judge, lecturer, writer, and activist, Shirin Ebadi has spoken out in her country, Iran, as well as throughout the world. This is the story of an exceptional figure who has dedicated her life to fighting for basic human rights, especially those of women and children, within Iran and abroad.
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Oscar Arias Sanchez: Bringing Peace to Central America
Vicki Cox
Library Binding (Chelsea House Publications, March 1, 2007)Oscar Arias Sanchez was awarded the 1987 Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to end the civil unrest raging in several Central American countries at that time. This biography, which traces Sanchez's lifetime and his efforts to promote progress in his homeland, shows how hope and dedication can triumph in the face of uncertainty and conflict."
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Desmond Tutu: Fighting Apartheid
Samuel Willard Crompton
Library Binding (Chelsea House Publications, Jan. 1, 2007)The Nobel Committee called Tutu a unifying leader figure in the campaign to resolve the problem of apartheid in South Africa. This work offers a look at Tutu's life and work in relation to the Peace Prize. It shows students what other world leaders have said about his efforts, and provides an understanding of the rise and fall of apartheid.
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Aung San Suu Kyi: Activist for Democracy in Myanmar
Judy L. Hasday
Library Binding (Chelsea House Pub (Library), Jan. 1, 2007)When a military junta took power in Myanmar (then called Burma) in 1988, Aung San Suu Kyi--the daughter of General Aung San, who negotiated Burma's independence from Britain in 1947--entered Burmese politics. Heavily influenced by Gandhi's philosophy of nonviolent protest, Suu Kyi helped found the National League for Democracy to encourage the establishment of democracy in Myanmar. When the military junta held general elections in 1990, the National League won easily, and Suu Kyi should have assumed the position of prime minister. Instead, the military nullified the election, and she was placed under house arrest after refusing to leave the country. Suu Kyi was still in confinement when she was awarded the 1991 Nobel Peace Prize. She has subsequently been in and out of house arrest, despite appeals from international organizations, including the United Nations, to free her permanently. In this remarkable biography, students will learn about this brave woman who, despite being faced with insurmountable odds, continues to work toward democratic reforms in Myanmar.
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Kofi Annan: Guiding the United Nations
Rachel A Koestler-Grack
Library Binding (Chelsea House Publications, Jan. 1, 2007)In December 2001, Kofi A Annan and the United Nations organization received the Nobel Peace Prize. Annan, the secretary-general of the United Nations, focuses on this leader's efforts to strengthen and revitalize the United Nations and bring it into the 21st century. Born in Kumasi, Ghana, in 1938, Annan joined the United Nations in 1962.
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Anwar Sadat And Menachem Begin
Heather Lehr Wagner
Library Binding (Chelsea House Pub, March 1, 2007)A unique series profiles key recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize and the work they were doing when they received the award, revealing how each Prize winner helped broker peace between hostile parties around the world.
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Mother Teresa
Louise Chipley Slavicek
Library Binding (Chelsea House Pub, April 1, 2007)A unique series profiles key recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize and the work they were doing when they received the award, revealing how each Prize winner helped broker peace between hostile parties around the world.
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Henry Kissinger: Ending the Vietnam War
Dr Heather Lehr Wagner
Library Binding (Chelsea House Publications, Jan. 1, 2007)As national security advisor and secretary of state under President Richard Nixon, and secretary of state for Gerald Ford, Kissinger played a pivotal role in American foreign policy. This work provides coverage of the life and work of one of the 20th century's greatest diplomats with selected writings, related sidebars, and balanced commentary.
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Nelson Mandela
Willard Crompton Samuel, Samuel Willard Crompton, Chelsea House Publishers
Library Binding (Chelsea House Pub, Dec. 1, 2006)A unique series profiles key recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize and the work they were doing when they received the award, revealing how each Prize winner helped broker peace between hostile parties around the world.