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Rotberg, Robert Irwin was born on April 11, 1935 in Newark. Son of Louis and Mildred S. Rotberg.
( Edited by World Peace Foundation president Robert I. Ro...)
Edited by World Peace Foundation president Robert I. Rotberg, the chapters in this volume focus on preventing outbreaks of civil war and other vicious internal conflicts in Africa. The contributors review the sorry state of African conflict prevention and weigh the merits of new methods of peace enforcement, including militant early intervention by African crisis response forces to avoid or reduce intrastate mayhem. Peacekeeping and Peace Enforcement in Africa assesses the realities and challenges of reducing the frequency of civil warfare in Africa. It features a detailed report of extensive candid discussions of these issues by leading African ministers of defense and chiefs of staff.
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( In this comprehensive narrative of the political and ec...)
In this comprehensive narrative of the political and economic evolution of Africa, Robert I. Rotberg explains the critical events, players and policies in the continent¡¯s tumultuous shift toward democracy. The book reviews the process of decolonization throughout the continent--and subsequent debut of democracy and authoritarianism--the transition of settler-run Rhodesia into African Zimbabwe, and the battle for Southern Africa. Rotberg then traces the epic struggle to free South Africa from the yoke of apartheid, including the contributions of leaders such as Nelson Mandela. He concludes with a look at how current developments will affect Africa¡¯s continuing transition to democratic rule into the 21st century. The book includes a collection of Rotberg¡¯s best opinion pieces and analytical articles from 40 years of reporting on Africa¡¯s democratic efforts.
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(Cecil Rhodes was an imposing figure, tall, robust-looking...)
Cecil Rhodes was an imposing figure, tall, robust-looking, with a leonine head, a man so charismatic that one contemporary claimed that "belief in Rhodes was a substitute for religion." But he was certainly a man of contradictions. He was a dreamy idealist whose favorite book was The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius and a ruthless businessman whose guiding principle was "every man has his price." He supported invidious racial laws in South Africa, and invented and sponsored the world-renowned Rhodes Scholarships. Though his own education and intellectual talents were unprepossessing, he dominated the British Empire and became one of the leading figures in the English-speaking world, the confidant of Queen Victoria and Kaiser Wilhelm, and a man of vast wealth and world-wide influence. Based on seventeen years of research, this monumental volume offers the definitive biography of one of the most controversial figures of the nineteenth century. Rhodes was truly larger than life, and this book captures that life in fascinating detail. It offers an astute portrait of Rhodes' childhood and adolescence, informed by insights from modern psychology; it vividly depicts life on a nineteenth-century African cotton farm (Rhodes' first venture) and in mining camps around Kimberley and the Witwatersrand; it traces the surreptitious stock buyouts and mergers that allowed Rhodes to gain control over 90% of the world's diamond production by age thirty-five; it describes his campaigns against African populations that allowed him to establish Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) and Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia); and it discusses the poorly planned, disastrous raid on the Transvaal that destroyed Rhodes' reputation. A conqueror and colonial monarch, Cecil Rhodes presided arrogantly over the fate of southern Africa. But he also built lasting economic institutions, furthered transportation and communication links, improved agriculture, and fervently believed that he used his wealth and power to advance the best interests of the British Empire and Africa. This biography illuminates a complex and fascinating life, a life both evil and good.
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(All citizens of all countries desire to be governed well....)
All citizens of all countries desire to be governed well. That is what citizens want from the nation-states in which they live. Thus, nation-states in the modern world are responsible for the delivery of essential political goods to their inhabitants. That is their purpose, and has been their central legitimate justification since at least the seventeenth century. The essential political goods can be summarized and gathered under five categories: Safety and Security; Rule of Law, Transparency, and Corruption; Participation and Human Rights; Sustainable Economic Opportunity; and Human Development. Together, these five categories of political goods epitomize the performance of any government, at any level. No one, whether looking to her village, municipality, province, state, or nation, willingly wants to be victimized by crime or to live in a society without laws, freedom, the chance to prosper, or access to decent schools, well-run hospitals, and well-maintained roads. This Index measures the degree to which each of these political goods is provided within the forty-eight African countries south of the Sahara.
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(1971 Hardcover. Ex-library book with usual markings. Myla...)
1971 Hardcover. Ex-library book with usual markings. Mylar covered dust jacket. Minimal wear, no markings or highlights, otherwise nice clean copy.
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(All citizens of all countries desire to be governed well....)
All citizens of all countries desire to be governed well. That is what citizens want from the nation-states in which they live. Thus, nation-states in the modern world are responsible for the delivery of essential political goods to their inhabitants. That is their purpose, and has been their central legitimate justification since at least the seventeenth century. The essential political goods can be summarized and gathered under five categories: Safety and Security; Rule of Law, Transparency, and Corruption; Participation and Human Rights; Sustainable Economic Opportunity; and Human Development. Together, these five categories of political goods epitomize the performance of any government, at any level. No one, whether looking to her village, municipality, province, state, or nation, willingly wants to be victimized by crime or to live in a society without laws, freedom, the chance to prosper, or access to decent schools, well-run hospitals, and well-maintained roads. This Index measures the degree to which each of these political goods is provided within the forty-eight African countries south of the Sahara.
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( For as long as there has been war, there have been thos...)
For as long as there has been war, there have been those who have opposed such bloodshed. Here Robert Rotberg details the flowering of the great American peace movement in the late nineteenth century and the remarkable life of its foremost proponent, Edwin Ginn. Born into poverty, Ginn rose to become one of the wealthiest men of his day. While in his mid-fifties, after his second marriage to a much younger woman, he began to direct his time and money to various social causes, primarily the nascent American peace movement. This is the story of Ginn's personal attempt to change world attitudes regarding the dangers of arming for war by appealing to logic, reason, and common sense. In conjunction with the World Peace Foundation, which he founded in 1910, Ginn's vigorous peace campaigning and organizational activities shed substantial light on important foreign and domestic issues in the decades leading up to the First World War. Featuring a colorful cast of characters, including Andrew Carnegie, Henry Ford, and David Starr Jordan, the first president of Stanford University, A Leadership for Peace explores fundamental questions of war and peace that are still relevant today.
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academic administrator educator historian political scientist
Rotberg, Robert Irwin was born on April 11, 1935 in Newark. Son of Louis and Mildred S. Rotberg.
AB, Oberlin College, 1955. Master of Public Administration, Princeton University, 1957. Doctor of Philosophy, University Oxford, 1960.
Assistant professor history, research associate Center for International Affairs Harvard University, 1961-1968, research associate Center for International Affairs, 1968-1995. Research director Twentieth Century Fund, 1968-1971. Professor political science and history Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1968-1987.
Academy vice president for Arts, Sciences and Technology Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts, 1987-1990. President Lafayette College, Easton, Pennsylvania, 1990-1993, World Peace Foundation, Cambridge, 1993—2010. Coordinator Institute for International Development Harvard University, 1993-1999, director program on intrastate conflict Kennedy School, 1999—2010.
Adjunct professor Kennedy School Government, Harvard University, 1993—2010. Member council National Endowment of the Humanities, 1993-1999. Consultant Department State, 1968-1978, Commissioners of Middlesex County, Massachusetts, 1976-1977.
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(Rise Of Nationalism In Central Africa, The: The Making Of...)
(All citizens of all countries desire to be governed well....)
(All citizens of all countries desire to be governed well....)
(Early 20th century study of Africa's political history.)
( Edited by World Peace Foundation president Robert I. Ro...)
(The Making of Malawi and Zambia, 1873-1964)
(Book by Rotberg, Robert I.)
(Book by Rotberg, Robert I.)
(1971 Hardcover. Ex-library book with usual markings. Myla...)
Chairman Middlesex County Governmental Review Task Force, 1972. Vice president Cambridge Civic Association, 1969-1972. Member Lexington Town Meeting, 1973-1990, 94—, Lexington School Committee, 1974-1977.
Member Ciskel Commission, 1979-1980. Trustee World Peace Foundation, 1980—2010, Oberlin College, since 1983, Council International Exchange Scholars, 1991-1995, Secretary of State, Africa's Policy Panel, 2003-2004. Fellow Royal Geography Society, American Academy Arts and Sciences.
Member American History Association, African Studies Association, Council on Foreign Relations, Oberlin College Alumni Association (president 1981-1982).
Married Joanna H. Henshaw, June 17, 1961, (deceased 2008). Children: Rebecca T.H., Nicola South Dakota, Fiona J.Y.