Peacemaker: U Thant, the United Nations and the Untold Story of the 1960s by Thant Myint-U #foliosociety Old Parish explains why

Old Parish explains why

we need to think less about weapons

Kaladin Stormblessed must come to grips with the fact that their newly kindled anger may be wholly justified

This book celebrates their beauty

from Leonardo da Vinci to Tracey Emin and Henry Moore

Peacemaker: U Thant, the United Nations and the Untold Story of the 1960s by Thant Myint-U #foliosociety Old Parish explains whyA wonderful subject, beautifully written, evoking a world startlingly like and unlike our own' Rory Stewart 'A brilliant portrait not just of a great and unjustly forgotten man, but of an entire age' William Dalrymple 'Important reading at any time in history; essential in the world of today' Peter Frankopan In December 1971, after having stepped down as the United Nations' longest serving Secretary General, U Thant was ranked the sixth 'most admired