Description
In The Peacemakers Bruce Jentleson shows how key figures in the previous century rewrote the scripts they were handed and successfully prevented conflict, advanced human rights and promoted global sustainability. Covering a broad range of historical examples from Yitzhak Rabin's efforts for Arab-Israeli peace to Dag Hammarskjoeld's effectiveness as secretary-general of the United Nations and Mahatma Gandhi's pioneering use of non-violence as a political tool, Jentleson argues that individuals can shape policy-because they have. For each leader, Jentleson tells us who they were as an individual, why they made the choices they did, how they pursued their goals and what they were able to achieve. An ambitious book for ambitious people, The Peacemakers is a guide for anybody who wants to achieve meaningful change on the global stage.
About the Author
Bruce W. Jentleson is professor of public policy and political science at Duke University, where he served from 2000 to 2005 as director of the Terry Sanford Institute of Public Policy. He has served as a senior advisor to the U.S. State Department Policy Planning Director; as a foreign policy aide in the U.S. Senate; and as foreign policy advisor to Al Gore during his 2000 presidential campaign. In addition to numerous articles, he is the co-author of The End of Arrogance: America in the Global Competition of Ideas, with Steven Weber.
Reviews
"With diplomacy too often in retreat and under attack, we need to learn from the past as well as understand the future. Bruce Jentleson's wide-ranging study is a welcome reminder that big problems are there to be solved, and can be." -- David Miliband, President and CEO, International Rescue Committee
"Peace has many facets and many types of leaders. Bruce Jentleson provides a fascinating selection of examples of who, why, how and what they have done. It is a very readable account that brings new insights to a crucial subject." -- Joseph S. Nye, Jr., Harvard professor and author of Presidential Leadership and the Creation of the American Era
Book Information
ISBN 9780393249569
Author Bruce W. Jentleson
Format Hardback
Page Count 400
Imprint WW Norton & Co
Publisher WW Norton & Co
Weight(grams) 623g
Dimensions(mm) 244mm * 165mm * 36mm
About the Author
Bruce W. Jentleson is professor of public policy and political science at Duke University, where he served from 2000 to 2005 as director of the Terry Sanford Institute of Public Policy. He has served as a senior advisor to the U.S. State Department Policy Planning Director; as a foreign policy aide in the U.S. Senate; and as foreign policy advisor to Al Gore during his 2000 presidential campaign. In addition to numerous articles, he is the co-author of The End of Arrogance: America in the Global Competition of Ideas, with Steven Weber.
Reviews
"With diplomacy too often in retreat and under attack, we need to learn from the past as well as understand the future. Bruce Jentleson's wide-ranging study is a welcome reminder that big problems are there to be solved, and can be." -- David Miliband, President and CEO, International Rescue Committee
"Peace has many facets and many types of leaders. Bruce Jentleson provides a fascinating selection of examples of who, why, how and what they have done. It is a very readable account that brings new insights to a crucial subject." -- Joseph S. Nye, Jr., Harvard professor and author of Presidential Leadership and the Creation of the American Era
Book Information
ISBN 9780393249569
Author Bruce W. Jentleson
Format Hardback
Page Count 400
Imprint WW Norton & Co
Publisher WW Norton & Co
Weight(grams) 623g
Dimensions(mm) 244mm * 165mm * 36mm
