
The World's Most Prestigious Prize: The Inside Story Of The Nobel Peace Prize Is A Fascinating, Insider Account Of The Nobel Peace Prize. Drawing On Unprecedented Access To The Norwegian Nobel Institute's Vast Archive, It Offers A Gripping Account Of The Founding Of The Prize, As Well As Its Highs And Lows, Triumphs And Disasters, Over The Last One-hundred-and-twenty Years. But More Than That, The Book Also Draws On The Author's Unique Insight During His Twenty-five Years As Director Of The Norwegian Nobel Institute And Secretary Of The Norwegian Nobel Committee. It Reveals The Real Story Of All The Laureates Of That Period - Some Of Them Among The Most Controversial In The History Of The Prize (gorbachev, Arafat, Peres And Rabin, Mandela And De Klerk, Obama, And Liu Xiaobo) - And Exactly Why They Came To Receive The Prize. Despite All That Has Been Written About The Nobel Peace Prize, This Is The First-ever Account Written By A Prominent Insider In The Nobel System.
Page Count:
240
Publication Date:
2019-01-01
ISBN-10:
0192579010
ISBN-13:
9780192579010
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