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A Thousand Hills: Rwanda's Rebirth and the Man Who Dreamed It de Stephen Kinzer

A Thousand Hills: Rwanda's Rebirth and the Man Who Dreamed It

Autor Stephen Kinzer
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 29 mai 2008
Advance Praise for A Thousand Hills"What a fascinating tale! What an inspiration! The courage and triumph of Paul Kagame show the beauty of reconciliation and of transcendent leadership. The world needs to learn his lessons, and Stephen Kinzer's brilliant narrative will help make this enlightenment possible."--Walter Isaacson, CEO, the Aspen Institute"A fascinating account of the near-miracle unfolding before our very eyes: a country, Rwanda, rising from the ashes of genocide phoenix-like, and its President, Paul Kagame, who is making it happen. This is no hagiography, for he is depicted warts and all. . . . A very good read."--Archbishop Desmond TutuPraise for Overthrow"Kinzer's narrative abounds with unusual anecdotes, vivid description, and fine detail, demonstrating why he ranks among the best in popular foreign policy storytelling."--Washington Post Book World"A jewel."--Chalmers JohnsonPraise for All the Shah's Men"A thrilling tale that pits two characters worthy of a movie against each other."--The Economist"A very gripping read. . . . A cautionary tale for our current leaders."--The New York Times
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780470120156
ISBN-10: 0470120150
Pagini: 380
Ilustrații: Illustrations, map
Dimensiuni: 183 x 241 x 33 mm
Greutate: 0.74 kg
Editura: Wiley (TP)
Locul publicării:Hoboken, United States

Public țintă

Most bestsellers are written by authors whose last book was a bestseller, and Stephen Kinzer has had two national bestsellers.  He’s also likely to place a high profile excerpt.  Vanity Fair  loves Africa and former Times reporters, and they’ve been talking to Kinzer for a while about what he might do for them.  Rwanda has become incredibly important to evangelicals (especially Rick Warren), foundation leaders (especially Bill Gates), international do gooders (Bono) and investors (especially Starbucks CEO Jim Donald).  Kinzer has made the connections that could get a blurb from each of these men on the back of the book.

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Advance Praise for A Thousand Hills "What a fascinating tale! What an inspiration! The courage and triumph of Paul Kagame show the beauty of reconciliation and of transcendent leadership. The world needs to learn his lessons, and Stephen Kinzer′s brilliant narrative will help make this enlightenment possible." — Walter Isaacson, CEO, the Aspen Institute "A fascinating account of the near–miracle unfolding before our very eyes: a country, Rwanda, rising from the ashes of genocide phoenix–like, and its President, Paul Kagame, who is making it happen. This is no hagiography, for he is depicted warts and all. . . . A very good read." — Archbishop Desmond Tutu Praise for Overthrow "Kinzer′s narrative abounds with unusual anecdotes, vivid description, and fine detail, demonstrating why he ranks among the best in popular foreign policy storytelling." — Washington Post Book World "A jewel." —Chalmers Johnson Praise for All the Shah′s Men "A thrilling tale that pits two characters worthy of a movie against each other." — The Economist "A very gripping read. . . . A cautionary tale for our current leaders." — The New York Times

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Advance Praise for "A Thousand Hills"

"What a fascinating tale! What an inspiration! The courage and triumph of Paul Kagame show the beauty of reconciliation and of transcendent leadership. The world needs to learn his lessons, and Stephen Kinzer's brilliant narrative will help make this enlightenment possible."
--Walter Isaacson, CEO, the Aspen Institute

"A fascinating account of the near-miracle unfolding before our very eyes: a country, Rwanda, rising from the ashes of genocide phoenix-like, and its President, Paul Kagame, who is making it happen. This is no hagiography, for he is depicted warts and all. . . . A very good read."
--Archbishop Desmond Tutu

Praise for Overthrow

"Kinzer's narrative abounds with unusual anecdotes, vivid description, and fine detail, demonstrating why he ranks among the best in popular foreign policy storytelling."
--"Washington Post Book World"

"A jewel."
--Chalmers Johnson

Praise for "All the Shah's Men"

"A thrilling tale that pits two characters worthy of a movie against each other."
--"The Economist"

"A very gripping read. . . . A cautionary tale for our current leaders."
--"The New York Times"

Cuprins

Acknowledgments. Introduction. 1. You Can’t Just Pretend Nothing Happened. 2. Elegant Golden–Red Beauties. 3. That’s Why I Survived. 4. A Glass of Milk. 5. Devastation. 6. Creatures from Another World. 7. We Just Didn’t Get It. 8. This Is a Coup. 9. Madam, They’re Killing My People. 10. What a Farce. 11. Something Really Fills Up in Your Mind. 12. Rwanda Doesn’t Matter. 13. The Tricky Part. 14. When You’re Not Serious, You Can’t Be Correct. 15. Breathless with Fear. 16. Famous for Just One Thing. 17. The Web Grows Big. 18. We Aspire to Be Like Others. Notes. Bibliography. Index.

Recenzii

"…tells a remarkable tale about a remarkable man." ( The Economist , August 21, 2008) Kinzer ( All the Shah’s Men ) has penned a hagiographic account of Rwandan president Paul Kagame, the Tutsi refugee who organized the Rwandan Military Front in 1994 and helped halt the genocide in Rwanda. Instead of settling scores, Kagame embarked on a program of reconciliation and reconstruction; Kinzer eloquently describes a physical and psychological recovery unmatched in Africa: a Rwanda whose people are "bubbling with a sense of unlimited possibility." Kagame’s goal, modeled on the successes of "Asian tigers" like Singapore, aims to transform Rwanda into the continent’s first middle–income country in a single generation, eschewing foreign aid in favor of reliance on business–driven development. Kinzer does not conceal the bloody realities behind Kagame’s acquisition of power nor does he deny Kagame’s "rigorous, absolutist approach to governing." Nevertheless, he is transparently trusting in Kagame’s capabilities and intentions, and while his eloquent prose invites optimism, a half–century of experience urges caution. (June) ( Publishers Weekly , April 21, 2008)
“…tells a remarkable tale about a remarkable man.”  The Economist Saturday 23 August 2008 “Stephen Kinzer recreates the battles between the RPF and the Rwandan government forces in vivid detail.” The National Thursday 10 July 2008

Notă biografică

Stephen Kinzer is an award–winning foreign correspondent who has worked in more than fifty countries on five continents. He has been New York Times bureau chief in Istanbul, Berlin, and Managua, Nicaragua. He is the coauthor of Bitter Fruit: The Story of the American Coup in Guatemala , and author of Blood of Brothers: Life and War in Nicaragua ; Crescent and Star: Turkey Between Two Worlds ; All the Shah′s Men: An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror ; and Overthrow: America′s Century of Regime Change from Hawaii to Iraq . His Web site is www.stephenkinzer.com.