Irwin Abrams / Wang Gungwu (eds.)

Gebundenes Buch

Iraq War and Its Consequences, The: Thoughts of Nobel Peace Laureates and Eminent Scholars

Beschreibung

An extraordinary collection of essays on the recently concluded Iraq War by Nobel Peace laureates and leading scholars. The Iraq War and its Consequences is the First and Only book that brings together more than 30 Nobel Peace laureates and eminent scholars to offer opinions, analyses and insights on the war that has drawn both widespread opposition and strong support. In this intellectually captivating book, Professor Irwin Abrams, considered the leading authority world-wide on the history of the Nobel Peace Prize and Distinguished University Professor Emeritus at Antioch University, as well as Professor Wang Gung-Wu, renowned historian and Director of the East Asian Institute at the National University of Singapore, have collected works of notable laureates and scholars from diverse backgrounds. The Nobel Peace laureates and eminent scholars, together, expound on the consequences and impacts of the Iraq War - an effort that has not been made before.

Autor

Irwin Abrams is considered the leading authority world-wide on the history of the Nobel Peace Prize and Editor for three Volumes of Nobel Peace Lectures. He is currently the Distinguished University Professor Emeritus at Antioch University in Yellow Springs, Ohio, where he taught European history and International Relations for more than three decades, administered international programs in Europe and consulted with U.S. governmental agencies.

Wang Gungwu is former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Hong Kong, Distinguished Senior Fellow at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (Singapore), Emeritus Professor of the Australian National University and the Director of the East Asian Institute at the National University of Singapore. A noted authority on Chinese history and civilization, he has written or edited more than 20 books dealing with Asia, particularly China.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: World Scientific Publishing Company
• Seitenzahl: 464
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. November 2003
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 168mm x 32mm
• Gewicht: 826g
• ISBN-13: 9789812385888
• ISBN-10: 9812385886
• Artikelnr.: 21054398