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Item Details
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OSCAR ARIAS SANCHEZ
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| By: |
Vicki Cox |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£26.95 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0791089991 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780791089996 |
| Publisher: |
CHELSEA HOUSE PUBLISHERS |
| Pub. date: |
1 March, 2007 |
| Series: |
Modern Peacemakers |
| Pages: |
118 |
| Description: |
Oscar Arias Sanchez was awarded the 1987 Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to end the civil unrest raging in several Central American countries at that time. This biography, which traces Sanchez's lifetime and his efforts to promote progress in his homeland, shows how hope and dedication can triumph in the face of uncertainty and conflict. |
| Synopsis: |
Oscar Arias Sanchez was awarded the 1987 Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to end the civil unrest raging in several Central American countries at that time. Then the president of Costa Rica, Sanchez was the main architect of the Esquipulas II Accords, a plan to promote democracy and peace in the region during a time of great turmoil and outside influence in the midst of the cold war. This in-depth biography, which traces Oscar Arias Sanchez's lifetime, his path to the prize, and his continuing efforts to promote progress in his homeland, is an inspirational tale that shows how hope and dedication can triumph in the face of uncertainty and conflict. |
| Illustrations: |
illustrations |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
Chelsea House Publishers |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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