Hamilton Books
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Trim: 6 x 9
978-0-7618-6578-0 • Paperback • November 2015 • $40.99 • (£35.00)
978-0-7618-6579-7 • eBook • November 2015 • $38.50 • (£30.00)
Marit Fosse is a writer, journalist, entrepreneur, and creative manager with a broad-based background in highly competitive and dynamic organizations. She set up Diva International and succeeded in making it a reference magazine for the international community in Geneva, Switzerland, and has published hundreds of articles and co-authored several books. She is also the vice-president of the World Trade Center in Dakar, Senegal, and is involved in developing business in Mali.
John Fox is a former publications officer for the BBC and UNESCO and a retired international civil servant. He is a contributor to and co-editor of Diva: International Diplomat and co-author of The League of Nations: From Collective Security to Global Rearmament.
Preface
Foreword
Chapter 1: Nansen the Explorer
Early Days
The Crossing of Greenland
The Voyage of the Fram
The Dash for the Pole
Norway Finds a Hero
Chapter 2: Nansen the Diplomat
A New Role
A Trip to Russia and the USA
Nansen and the League of Nations
The Sequel to the War
Setting Up the League of Nations
Sowing the Seeds of Future Problems
Chapter 3: The Prisoners-of-War in Siberia
Getting to Grips with the Problem
Nansen as High Commissioner
Nansen Accepts
Getting the Prisoners Home
Where Were the Prisoners Located?
Financial Matters
Progress at Last
Nansenhilfe
Success
Who Gets the Credit?
Chapter 4: The Russian Revolution and Its Aftermath
Discontent in Russia
Famine in Russia
The Search for Funds
The League Fails to Act
Lessons Learned
Once More, Nansen Intervenes
Work Begins on the Refugee Crisis
How Many Refugees?
Chapter 5: Massacres and Treaties in Asia Minor
The Treaty of Sèvres
The Establishment of the Mandates System
Kurdistan, Iraq, Palestine and Syria
The Fate of the Armenians
Resettling the Armenians
The Commission of Inquiry
Nansen and the Armenians
Chapter 6: Trouble in Asia Minor
The Greeks of Smyrna
An Idea Is Born
Nansen Goes to Constantinople
An Exchange Is Agreed
The Lausanne Conference
Chapter 7: The Nansen Passport
The Origins
Refining the Model
Employment for Refugees
The Nansen Passport in Practice
The Nobel Peace Laureate
Chapter 8: Nansen’s Heritage
Bibliography
Index
Chronology
Nansen: Explorer and Humanitarian is a well-researched book intended for the general public as well as students of international politics.
— Norwegian American Weekly