Peace, They Say : a History of the Nobel Peace Prize, the Most Famous and Controversial Prize in the World.
In this book, Jay Nordlinger gives a history of what the subtitle calls "the most famous and controversial prize in the world." The Nobel Peace Prize, like the other Nobel prizes, began in 1901. So we have a neat, sweeping history of the 20th century, and about a decade beyond. The Nobel p...
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Encounter Books,
2012.
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction; The Testator; A Sketch; Wrestling with War and Peace; The Will; Why Norway?; 'Norway the Peaceful'; How It Works; Prelude to a Parade; A Parade of Laureates, 1901 to 1913; Interludes; Nobel Season; 'Peace' (An Essay); A Parade of Laureates, 1914 to 1948; Interludes; The Committee and the Kremlin, a Dollop of History; Gandhi and Other Missing Laureates; A Parade of Laureates, 1949 to 1969; Interlude; A Sign of the Times; A Parade of Laureates, 1970 to 1990; Interlude; More Missing Laureates, and Impossible Laureates; A Parade of Laureates, 1991 to 2000; Interlude.
- Leveraging the NobelA Parade of Laureates, 2001 to 2008; Interlude; A Stroll through the Nobel Peace Center; Obama's Hour; Afterword; A Note on Sources; Acknowledgements; List of Nobel Peace Laureates; Index.
