Author: Dag HammarskjöldPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 13
Book Description
Dag Hammarskjöld, Secretary General of the United Nations 1953-1961, Died 18 September 1961
Author: Dag HammarskjöldDag Hammarskjold, Secretary General of the United Nations 1953 - 1961, Died 18 September 1961
Author: Westminster AbbeyWho Killed Hammarskjöld?
Author: Susan WilliamsPublisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0190231408
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description
It has been 50 years since the UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold mysteriously died in a plane crash in Africa. Williams uncovers new evidence to demonstrate conclusively that the horrific conflict in the Congo was driven not so much by internal divisions as by the Cold War and the West's determination to control post-colonial Africa.
Markings
Author: Dag HammarskjoldPublisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 0307277429
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"Perhaps the greatest testament of personal devotion published in this century." — The New York Times A powerful journal of poems and spiritual meditations recorded over several decades by a universally known and admired peacemaker. A dramatic account of spiritual struggle, Markings has inspired hundreds of thousands of readers since it was first published in 1964. Markings is distinctive, as W.H. Auden remarks in his foreword, as a record of "the attempt by a professional man of action to unite in one life the via activa and the via contemplativa." It reflects its author's efforts to live his creed, his belief that all men are equally the children of God and that faith and love require of him a life of selfless service to others. For Hammarskjöld, "the road to holiness necessarily passes through the world of action." Markings is not only a fascinating glimpse of the mind of a great man, but also a moving spiritual classic that has left its mark on generations of readers.
The Death of Dag Hammarskjöld
Author: Steven WebbPublisher: Independently Published
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
In September 1961, a plane crash killed arguably the second most important man in the world, UN Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld. For the past sixty years, they have touted this accident as resulting from foul play. In the 1962 investigations, they ruled out the statements from the indigenous population as being inaccurate and politically motivated. In more recent investigations, they have re-introduced these same witnesses and their statements to bolster the theory that Hammarskjöld's death was because of foul play. However, this accident occurred at the height of the Cold War. Hammarskjöld and the United Nations were not popular among many organisations, nations or individuals, yet he was very popular with the indigenous races because of his support for decolonisation. This sparked off an investigation that has lasted sixty years and has become one of the biggest 'who-dunnit' mysteries in history, but how much longer can it last? The Cold War has been used to bolster a case for foul play, but have they turned what was a tragic accident into an assassination? This mystery may now be over. But will the United Nations and the rest of the world see it that way?
Servant of Peace
Author: Dag HammarskjöldPublisher: London : Bodley Head
ISBN:
Category : World politics
Languages : en
Pages : 460
Book Description
A Selection of the Speeches and Statements of Dag Hammarskjöld, Secretary-General of the United Nations 1953-1961
Author: Dag HammarskjöldDag Hammarskjold
Author: Joseph P. LashPublisher:
ISBN: 9781258109738
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
Biographical Portrait Of The Man Who Is Said To Have Transformed The Office Of Secretary General And The United Nations Into A Major Influence In World Affairs.
Markings
Author: Dag HammarskjöldPublisher: New York : Knopf
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Verse and prose.
Dag Hammarskjöld Remembered
Author: Mary-Lynn HanleyPublisher:
ISBN: 9789185214648
Category : World politics
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
It is now fifty years since Dag Hammarskjöld left the world and the United Nations behind. Yet, with every passing year since his death, his stature grows and his worth along with his contribution becomes more apparent and meaningful. When Hammarskjöld was at its helm the United Nations was still a relatively young organization, finding its way in a post-war world that had entered a new phase, the cold war, for which there was no roadmap. He was a surprise choice as Secretary-General, a so-called "safe" choice as there was little expectation that this former Swedish civil servant would be more than a competent caretaker. Few imagined that Dag Hammarskjöld would embrace his destiny with such passion and independence and even fewer could have foreseen that he would give his life in service to his passion. But as Hammarskjöld himself stated: "Destiny is something not to be desired and not to be avoided - a mystery not contrary to reason, for it implies that the world, and the course of human history, have meaning." That statement sums up his world view. This is a volume of memoirs written by people who knew Hammarskjöld. We hope that these memories succeed in imparting to those who never knew or worked with Dag Hammarskjöld the intrinsic flavour of this unusual, highly intelligent, highly complex individual who believed deeply in the ability of people, especially their ability to affect the world in which they live. He once reflected: "Everything will be all right - you know when? When people, just people, stop thinking of the United Nations as a weird Picasso abstraction and see it as a drawing they made themselves." Today that advice rings as true as ever.