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Peacemaker: U Thant and the Forgotten Quest for a Just World

Peacemaker: U Thant and the Forgotten Quest for a Just World


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“A wonderful subject, beautifully written, evoking a world startlingly like and unlike our own. Essential reading for anyone interested in the origins and possibilities of our current global crisis.”—Rory Stewart, author of Politics on the Edge

A new history of the turbulent 1960s told through the life of U Thant, the first UN secretary-general of color, whose decisions once shaped global war and peace.

About the Author :
Thant Myint-U  is an award-winning historian, writer, conservationist, and international public servant. He is the author of four books and his writing has been featured in many publications, including the New York Times and the Financial Times.

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"U Thant devoted his life to the pursuit of peace in a fearsomely fractured world. With empathy, care, and scholarly rigor, Thant Myint-U reminds us that the truly courageous never abandoned their struggles for justice, even in the darkest of times." "Amazing. This book will come as a revelation even to scholars of the UN in the Cold War period." "A gift: A primer on the Cold War era that revives the pivotal role of U Thant—the first non-European to lead the UN—and foreshadows the conflicts we face today." "Beautiful, gripping, and indispensable. . . . [T]he dreams revisited in this eye-opening and uplifting book have an enormous claim on the attention of Americans at a crossroads in their relation to global affairs." "Important reading at any time in history; essential in the world of today." "A wonderful subject, beautifully written, evoking a world startlingly like and unlike our own. Essential reading for anyone interested in the origins and possibilities of our current global crisis." "A model of biographical thoroughness and insight, beautifully written and artfully shaped and plotted, it tells its improbable and altogether extraordinary story with an enviable mixture of writerly skill and scholarly authority." "Thant’s frustrated attempts to end that war tarnished his reputation in Washington and, this book suggests, may have helped deprive him of his rightful place in history." "Inspiring and beautifully crafted." "Thant Myint-U's book provides an eloquent, timely and essential portrait of a man who embodied the world's early faith in the international institution—as well as the tensions at its heart." "Full of nail-biting tension… The biography sparkles with rich, human details about Thant’s New York existence, his inner life, and his changing psychology across two terms as U.N. secretary-general." "When the future looks this bleak, a glance backward can offer not only reprieve and distraction, but also perhaps a flicker of hope. Peacemaker: U Thant and the Forgotten Quest for a Just World, by historian Thant Myint-U, provides exactly that. Thant Myint-U draws on extensive archival research to restore Thant to his rightful place in history… His personal connection to the subject — Thant was his grandfather — undoubtedly provides unique access, but it doesn’t keep him from criticizing the UN and he avoids sliding into hagiography." "Thant Myint-U produced my favorite biography this year… Peacemaker is a model of biographical thoroughness and insight, beautifully written and artfully shaped, and it tells its extraordinary story with an enviable mixture of writerly skill and scholarly authority." "A sharply observed biography brings U Thant’s overlooked legacy and impact on global affairs back into focus…The fact that Thant’s grandson, a talented historian and writer, authored this book lends it special poignancy." "A tribute to an ideal of global politics… Peacemaker has a novelistic gift in recreating the political drama of the 1960s." "A welcome addition to modern diplomatic and world history." "An insightful and gripping appreciation of the vital, patient work of international relations."


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781324051978
  • Publisher: WW Norton & Co
  • Publisher Imprint: WW Norton & Co
  • Height: 236 mm
  • No of Pages: 384
  • Returnable: Y
  • Spine Width: 33 mm
  • Weight: 630 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1324051973
  • Publisher Date: 09 Sep 2025
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Returnable: Y
  • Sub Title: U Thant and the Forgotten Quest for a Just World
  • Width: 160 mm


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