num_pages: 304
description: Here, in a single volume, are the profiles of all the individuals and organizations that have been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize since its establishment in 1901. From the creator of the prize, Alfred Nobel, the Swedish industrialist who invented dynamite, to Jody Williams and the InternationalCampaign to Ban Landmines, these individuals and organizations have devoted their lives to peace and have made our world a better place to live.Ann Keene chronicles the moving stories of the winners of the Nobel Peace prize in 79 essays that focus on the activities that earned each person or organization the prize. She includes fascinating anecdotes about and quotations from the recipients and, at the same time, introduces readers to majorevents in world history. The winners of the most prestigious peace award in the world Henri Dunant (1901), the founder of the International Committee of the Red CrossTheodore Roosevelt (1906), who, as President of the United States, mediated an end to the Russo-Japanese War in 1905; he was the first American to win the prizeFridtjof Nansen (1922), Norwegian humanitarian, scientist, and Arctic explorerJane Addams (1931), peace activist and social reformer, and a founder of the Women's International League for Peace and FreedomRalph J. Bunche (1950), who worked to achieve peace in the Middle East; he was the first African American to win the prizeLester Pearson (1957), who as a member of the Canadian delegation to the United Nations played a key role in ending the Suez Canal crisisAlbert Luthuli (1960), former president of the African National Congress and outspoken opponent of South Africa's apartheid systemMartin Luther King, Jr. (1964), U.S. civil rights activistUnited Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) (1965), which continues to provide assistance to children in developing countries throughout the worldMairead Corrigan and Betty Williams (1976), cofounders of Peace People, an organization dedicated to ending violence in Northern IrelandMother Teresa (1979), originally a high schoolteacher in India who won the prize for her work with the poor of CalcuttaElie Wiesel (1986), the author who has drawn international attention to the HolocaustAung San Suu Kyi (1991), founder of the National League for Democracy in Myanmar (Burma) who lived under house arrest for six yearsAppendixes include a chronological listing of the Nobel Peace Prize Winners, a timeline recounting historic milestones in the peace movement, a listing of major peace organizations, a short glossary of terms, further reading, and an index.From the career diplomats and politicians to the ordinary people who discovered an opportunity to act on behalf of peace, these stories honor those who have made a profound difference in the world. Peacemakers is the ideal introduction to the Nobel Peace Prize for young readers and is anindispensable reference for anyone who is interested in world peace and history.
language: English
title: Peacemakers
titlecomplete: Peacemakers
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publisher: Oxford University Press