Glimpses of a Global Life
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| Rating | : | 4.47 (800 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1459730755 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 624 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-10-24 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Leaders from every continent engaged with him as the longest serving Secretary-General of the Commonwealth (1975–1990) and as the only person who served on all the Independent International Commissions that grappled with the world’s major issues. Shridath Ramphal looks at his fifteen years at the centre of international conflicts as the Commonwealth Secretary-General. Shridath "Sonny" Ramphal has lived a long and global life. A lawyer and international diplomat, he rose from humble origins to become a key Advisor to Queen Elizabeth II as Head of the Commonwealth. It is an analysis of major problems and challenges that dominated the twentieth century and which continue to shape the contours of the twenty-first.. Glimpses of a Global Life involves a cast of the world’s leading characters and the central role Ramphal played alongside them in issues such as ending the apartheid in South Africa; laying the foundations for global concerns about the environment; the reform of global governance, and the resolution of conflicts
His book offers an accessible, highly readable and honest account from one of the very few Caribbean individuals whose life, influence and role intersected not only at the key moments that have made today’s Caribbean, but also with global events such as the ending apartheid and colonial rule in Africa. (David Jessop, Director of the Caribbean Council)
Five Stars Execellent book, written by an experience diplomat, but full of human touch!