Africa's peacemakers : Nobel Peace laureates of African descent /

As Africa and its diaspora commemorate fifty years of post-independence Pan-Africanism, this unique and provocative collection of biographical essays provides insight into the thirteen prominent individuals of African descent who have won the Nobel Peace Prize since 1950. From the first American pre...

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Main Author:	Adebajo, Adekeye, 1966- (Author, Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	London, England : Zed Books, 2014.
Subjects:	Pacifists > Biography. Nobel Prizes > History. Peace > Awards > History. Nobel Prize winners > Africa > Biography. Biography: historical, political & military Africa > Intellectual life. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	As Africa and its diaspora commemorate fifty years of post-independence Pan-Africanism, this unique and provocative collection of biographical essays provides insight into the thirteen prominent individuals of African descent who have won the Nobel Peace Prize since 1950. From the first American president of African descent, Barack Obama, to influential figures in peacemaking, Africa's Peacemakers reveals how this remarkable collection of individuals have changed the world - for better or worse.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (330 pages). Also published in printing.
Format:	Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9781350218222
DOI:	10.5040/9781350218222
Access:	Abstract freely available; full-text restricted to individual document purchasers.