{"title":"Kofi Annan","description":"Kofi Annan served as secretary-general of the United Nations from 1997 to 2006--the first sub-Saharan African to hold the post and the first to emerge from the ranks of the U.N. staff. He lives in Geneva, Switzerland.","products":[{"product_id":"interventions-a-life-in-war-and-peace-paperback","title":"Interventions: A Life in War and Peace - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \"candid, courageous, and unsparing memoir\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e) of post-Cold War politics and global statecraft\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten with eloquence and unprecedented candor, \u003ci\u003eInterventions\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of Kofi Annan's remarkable time at the center of the world stage. After forty years of service at the United Nations, Annan--who received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2001--shares his unique experiences during the terrorist attacks of September 11; the American invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan; the war between Israel, Hizbollah, and Lebanon; the brutal conflicts of Somalia, Rwanda, and Bosnia; and the geopolitical transformations following the end of the Cold War. A personal biography of global statecraft, \u003ci\u003eInterventions\u003c\/i\u003e is as much a memoir as a guide to world order--past, present, and future.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51290582614239,"sku":"9780143123958","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/G8ZZmNCbxT9780143123958.webp?v=1787997107"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/kofi-annan.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}