Unbowed:OneWoman'sStory
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- 出版社 ArrowBooks
- 出版时间 2008年3月
- ISBN 9780099493099
- 定价 67.00
内容简介
BorninaruralKenyanvillagein1940,WangariMaathaiwasalreadyaniconoclastasachild,determinedtogetaneducationeventhoughmostAfricangirlsthenwereuneducated.Inherremarkableandinspiringautobiography,shetellsofherstudieswithCatholicmissionaries,earningbachelorsandmaster'sdegreesintheUnitedStates,andbecomingthefirstwomanbothtoearnaPhDandtoheadauniversitydepartmentinKenya.Shetellsofhernumerousrun-inswiththebrutalgovernmentofDanielarapMoiandofthepoliticalandpersonalreasonsthatcompelledher,in1977,toestablishtheGreenBeltMovement,whichspreadfromKenyaacrossAfrica,andwhichhelpsrestoreindigenousforestswhileassistingruralwomenbypayingthemtoplanttreesintheirvillages.Maathai'sextraordinarycourageanddeterminationhelpedtransformKenya'sgovernmentintothedemocracyinwhichshenowservesasDeputyMinisterfortheEnvironmentandNaturalResourcesandasaMemberofParliament.EventuallyherachievementwasinternationallyrecognizedintheNobelPeacePrize,awardedinrecognitionofher'contributiontosustainabledevelopment,humanrights,andpeace'.InUNBOWED,weareinthepresenceofahugelycharismaticyethumblewomanwhoseremarkablestorycarrieswithitaninspiringmessageofhope.Hersisanextraordinarystory,spanningdifferentworldsandchangingtimes,andrevealingwhatthecourage,determination,tenacityandhumourofonegoodwomancanachieve;howassmallathingasplantingaseedlingandwateringitcanmadeallthedifferenceintheworld.
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