Peacemaker: U Thant, the United Nations and the Untold Story of the 1960s by Thant Myint-U #foliosociety The perfect gift for anyone

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Mali: The Timbuktu Manuscripts

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Peacemaker: U Thant, the United Nations and the Untold Story of the 1960s by Thant Myint-U #foliosociety The perfect gift for anyoneA 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