New Releases by Madeleine Albright

När Madeleine Albright lämnade sitt ämbete som USA:s första kvinnliga utrikesminister år 2001 fick hon frågan om hur hon ville bli ihågkommen. Jag vill inte bli ihågkommen , svarade hon. Jag är fortfarande här och planerar att uträtta mycket mer. Även om det kan verka svårt vill jag att varje fas i mitt liv skall vara mer spännande än den föregående. I sin nya bok reflekterar Secretary Albright över sin outtröttliga och enastående karriär i maktens korridorer. Hon har haft befattningar inom USA:s nationella säkerhetsråd, i kongressen, som FN-ambassadör och som utrikesminister. I dag, i åttioårsåldern, är hon professor i diplomati vid Georgetowns universitet samt ordförande för den globala strategifirman Albright Stonebridge Group. Helvetet och andra hållplatser är en uppriktig, underhållande och inspirerande levnadsskildring, som skänker viktiga lärdomar om den tid vi lever i.

El siglo XX se define por el choque entre la democracia y el fascimso, una lucha en la que estaba en juego la supervivencia de la libertad humana y que dejó millones de muertos. Vistos los horrores de esa experiencia, cabría esperar que el mundo rechazara a los sucesores espirituales de Hitler y Mussolini si surgieran en nuestra época. Madeleine Albright recurre a sus experiencias de infancia en una Europa devastada por la guerra y a su distinguida carrera como diplomática para cuestionar esa suposición. El fascismo, tal como constata Albright, no solo sobrevivió durante el siglo XX, sino que ahora supone una amenaza más virulenta que en cualquier otro momento desde el final de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, pues determinados factores están debilitando el poder político en muchos países y propiciando el resurgimiento de regímenes extremistas. Escrito por alguien que no solo estudió historia sino que ayudó a darle forma, Fascismo es una llamada a la acción que nos enseña las lecciones que debemos comprender y las preguntas que debemos responder si queremos evitar la repetición de los trágicos errores del pasado.

De hel en andere bestemmingen van Madeleine Albright bevat de indrukwekkende memoires van de voormalig minister van BZ van de VS. Voor de lezers van Praagse winter en Mevrouw de minister. De hel en andere bestemmingen van Madeleine Albright: de prachtige memoires van een van de inspirerendste vrouwen uit de Amerikaanse politiek. Als Madeleine Albright in 2001 terugtreedt als eerste vrouwelijke minister van Buitenlandse Zaken van de VS, wordt haar gevraagd hoe zij herinnerd wil worden. ‘Ik wil niet herinnerd worden,’ antwoordt ze, ‘ik ben er nog steeds en ik wil dat elke fase van mijn leven spannender is dan de voorgaande.’ Op dat moment overziet Albright haar mogelijkheden: ze kan schrijven, lesgeven, reizen, lezingen geven, een bedrijf beginnen, strijden voor meer democratie, opkomen voor vrouwen, campagne voeren voor politieke kandidaten en meer tijd besteden aan haar kleinkinderen. Ze besluit om het allemaal te doen. Al meer dan twintig jaar is ze constant bezig en ze leert nog elke dag. Ze bewandelt haar eigen pad en is tegelijkertijd in staat om een stem te geven aan de miljoenen mensen die smachten naar respect, ongeacht hun gender, achtergrond of leeftijd. De hel en andere bestemmingen van Madeleine Albright is de inspirerende autobiografie van een uitzonderlijke vrouw met een weergaloze levenslust. Madeleine Albright op haar best: openhartig, grappig, persoonlijk en serieus. Lees ook Albrights eerdere autobiografische boeken Praagse winter en Mevrouw de minister. ''Afwisselend aangrijpend een hilarisch.'' – New York Times ‘Madeleine Albright weeft in deze intelligente en knappe autobiografie geopolitiek en haar eigen levensverhaal door elkaar. Ze blijkt een goede verteller en deelt persoonlijke teleurstellingen, zoals het einde van haar huwelijk, net zo gemakkelijk als prestaties die ze in haar werk heeft behaald.’ – Publishers Weekly ‘Lees het nieuwe boek van mijn vriendin Madeleine Albright. Een krachtige stem in deze tijden.’ – Barbra Streisand ‘Ongezouten, onthullend, grappig en inspirerend.’ – Choice ‘Een genoegen voor lezers die zijn geïnteresseerd in de kunst van onderhandelen.’ – Kirkus Over Praagse winter: ‘Albright zet de verwarrende geschiedenis van haar geboorteland kraakhelder en prikkelend uiteen.’ – Elsevier Weekblad ‘Ook in dit boek laat ze zien dat ze over een uitstekende pen beschikt en buitengewoon goed kan analyseren.’ – Trouw

“Richly detailed. . . an intimate portrait of a diplomat.” —New Yorker From the seven-time New York Times bestselling author and former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright—among history''s most admired and tireless public servants—a revealing, funny, and inspiring reflection on the challenge of continuing one’s career far beyond the normal age of retirement In 2001, when Madeleine Albright was leaving office as America’s first female secretary of state, interviewers asked her how she wished to be remembered. “I don’t want to be remembered,” she answered. “I am still here and have much more I intend to do. As difficult as it might seem, I want every stage of my life to be more exciting than the last.” In that time of transition, the former Secretary considered the possibilities: she could write, teach, travel, give speeches, start a business, fight for democracy, help to empower women, campaign for favored political candidates, spend more time with her grandchildren. Instead of choosing one or two, she decided to do it all. For nearly twenty years, Albright was in constant motion, navigating half a dozen professions, clashing with presidents and prime ministers, learning every day. After leaving the State Department, she blazed her own trail—and gave voice to millions who yearned for respect, regardless of gender, background, or age. Hell and Other Destinations reveals this remarkable figure at her bluntest, funniest, most intimate, and most serious. It is the tale of our times anchored in lessons for all time, narrated by an extraordinary woman who had a matchless zest for life.

Un’analisi personale e accorata del fascismo nel Ventesimo secolo, e dell’influenza che ancora oggi esercita nel mondo, dalla penna di una delle figure più autorevoli della scena pubblica americana, la prima donna ad aver ricoperto la carica di segretario di Stato degli Stati Uniti. «L’impensabile – il diffondersi di tentazioni fasciste anche nelle democrazie che sembravano più consolidate – si sta davvero materializzando davanti a noi? E che cos’è davvero il fascismo? Dobbiamo prepararci alla possibilità che figure simili a Hitler o Mussolini riemergano anche nei Paesi avanzati?» La Lettura - Massimo Gaggi Il fascista, osserva Madeleine Albright, «è qualcuno che pretende di parlare per un’intera nazione o un intero gruppo, si disinteressa dei diritti altrui e usa la violenza o qualsiasi altro mezzo per raggiungere i propri scopi». Il Ventesimo secolo è stato segnato dallo scontro tra democrazia e fascismo, una lotta che ha minato la sopravvivenza della libertà e causato milioni di vittime innocenti. Sarebbe ovvio pensare che dopo quegli orrori il mondo sia pronto a respingere ogni erede di Hitler e Mussolini. Ma così non è, dimostra Madeleine Albright attingendo alle sue esperienze di bambina cresciuta in un’Europa straziata dalla guerra e di insigne diplomatica. Il fascismo non solo è sopravvissuto alla fine del Ventesimo secolo, ma oggi espone la pace e la giustizia planetarie a una minaccia mai tanto grave dalla fine della Seconda guerra mondiale. Il vento democratico che scosse il mondo con la caduta del Muro di Berlino ha invertito la rotta. Gli Stati Uniti, da sempre difensori della libertà, sono governati da un presidente che esaspera le divisioni sociali e disprezza le istituzioni democratiche. In molti paesi, fattori economici, tecnologici e culturali stanno rafforzando gli estremismi di destra e di sinistra. Leader come Vladimir Putin e Kim Jong-un stanno riportando in auge molte delle tattiche impiegate dai fascisti negli anni Venti e Trenta del Ventesimo secolo. Fascismo. Un avvertimento è un libro per i giorni nostri ma valido per tutte le epoche. Scritto con la sapienza di chi non solo padroneggia la storia, ma ha anche contribuito a forgiarla, è un monito a trarre gli insegnamenti utili e a porsi le domande giuste per non ripetere gli stessi tragici errori del passato.

O século XX foi definido pelo embate entre democracia e fascismo, uma luta que criou incerteza sobre a sobrevivência da liberdade e deixou milhões de inocentes mortos. Tendo em vista o horror desta experiência, podia-se imaginar que o mundo rejeitaria qualquer possível sucessor de Hitler e Mussolini. Em Fascismo: um alerta, Madeleine Albright questiona isso. Fascismo, explica Albright, não apenas perseverou, como hoje é a maior ameaça à paz internacional desde a Segunda Guerra Mundial. Em muitos países, aspectos culturais, econômicos e tecnológicos estão enfraquecendo o centro político e fortalecendo extremistas de direita e de esquerda. Fascismo: um alerta é o livro para os nossos tempos que é relevante para todos os tempos. Best-seller nos vários países onde foi publicado, ele nos ensina as lições que precisamos aprender e as questões que devemos responder se queremos evitar que o mundo cometa os mesmos trágicos erros do passado.

‘Als regeringen in Europa en Amerika de opmars van het fascisme niet tegenhouden, wie dan wel?’ – Madeleine Albright Een destructieve kracht is in de hele wereld bezig aan een hernieuwde opmars. En die kracht heeft volgens de voormalige US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright alle kenmerken van fascisme. Aan het eind van de jaren tachtig, toen de Koude Oorlog ten einde kwam, geloofde zij net als velen dat de democratie voor eens en altijd had gezegevierd. Maar bijna dertig jaar later lijkt de loop van de geschiedenis niet langer zeker. Instituten waar ze heel haar leven op kon rekenen worden aangevallen. Democratische principes worden aan de kant gezet en de notie ‘waarheid’ wordt belachelijk gemaakt door individuen met enorme macht. Overal waar Madeleine Albright komt wordt haar gevraagd: Wat denk je? Waarom gebeurt dit? Wat kunnen we doen? Albright roept ons op de fouten van het verleden niet te herhalen. Daarbij baseert ze zich mede op haar jeugdervaringen in het door oorlog verscheurde Europa en de kennis die ze opdeed als diplomaat

#1 New York Times Bestseller Best Books of 2018 --The Economist A personal and urgent examination of Fascism in the twentieth century and how its legacy shapes today’s world, written by one of America’s most admired public servants, the first woman to serve as U.S. secretary of state A Fascist, observes Madeleine Albright, “is someone who claims to speak for a whole nation or group, is utterly unconcerned with the rights of others, and is willing to use violence and whatever other means are necessary to achieve the goals he or she might have.” The twentieth century was defined by the clash between democracy and Fascism, a struggle that created uncertainty about the survival of human freedom and left millions dead. Given the horrors of that experience, one might expect the world to reject the spiritual successors to Hitler and Mussolini should they arise in our era. In Fascism: A Warning, Madeleine Albright draws on her experiences as a child in war-torn Europe and her distinguished career as a diplomat to question that assumption. Fascism, as she shows, not only endured through the twentieth century but now presents a more virulent threat to peace and justice than at any time since the end of World War II. The momentum toward democracy that swept the world when the Berlin Wall fell has gone into reverse. The United States, which historically championed the free world, is led by a president who exacerbates division and heaps scorn on democratic institutions. In many countries, economic, technological, and cultural factors are weakening the political center and empowering the extremes of right and left. Contemporary leaders such as Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un are employing many of the tactics used by Fascists in the 1920s and 30s. Fascism: A Warning is a book for our times that is relevant to all times. Written by someone who has not only studied history but helped to shape it, this call to arms teaches us the lessons we must understand and the questions we must answer if we are to save ourselves from repeating the tragic errors of the past.

Antes que Madeleine Albright completasse 12 anos, sua vida foi abalada pela invasão nazista da Tchecoslováquia — o país onde nasceu —, pela Batalha da Inglaterra, pela destruição quase total das comunidades judaicas europeias, pela vitória dos Aliados na Segunda Guerra Mundial, pela ascensão do comunismo e pelo início da Guerra Fria. Em" Inverno de Praga", a autora narra suas experiências e as de sua família durante os doze anos mais tumultuados da história moderna. Madeleine Albright reflete sobre a descoberta, muitos anos após o fim da guerra, da herança judaica de sua família; sobre a conturbada história de seu país natal; e sobre as escolhas morais que todos pertencentes à geração de seus pais tiveram de enfrentar. Inverno de Praga levará os leitores do castelo milenar na capital boêmia aos abrigos antibombas em Londres, da desolação do gueto de Terezín aos altos conselhos europeus e americanos. Ao mesmo tempo um livro de memórias extremamente pessoal e um incisivo trabalho de pesquisa, "Inverno de Praga" apresenta o passado através dos olhos de uma das mais fascinantes e respeitáveis figuras da política internacional dos dias atuais.

Madeleine Albright is in 1997 net benoemd tot minister van Buitenlandse Zaken van de VS als ze tot de ontdekking komt dat haar grootouders van vaderszijde Joods waren en zijn omgebracht in de Tweede Wereldoorlog. Het is een grote schok; haar ouders hebben dat deel van hun familiegeschiedenis altijd voor haar verzwegen. De ontdekking is het begin van een zoektocht naar de wortels van haar familie, maar ook naar de gecompliceerde geschiedenis van Tsjecho-Slowakije, het land waarin Albright de eerste jaren van haar leven opgroeide en dat haar familie bij het utibreken van de oorlog is ontvlucht. Haar jeugd bracht ze door in ballingschap, eerst in Londen en later in de Verenigde Staten. In Praagse winter doet Madeleine Albright verslag van de eerste twaalf jaar van haar leven. De jaren 1937-1948 omvatten zowel de invasie van de nazi''s in Praag en het begin van de Holocaust alsook het einde van het fascisme en de opkomst van het communisme in de jaren na de oorlog. Ze laat zien hoe in deze perioden miljoenen burgers werden losgerukt uit hun vertrouwde omgeving en werden gedwongen om nieuwe rollen aan te nemen: die van leider in ballingschap of vrijheidsstrijder, verzetsheld of collaborateur, slachtoffer of dader.

Before she turned twelve, Madeleine Albright''s life was shaken by the Nazi invasion of her native Czechoslovakia, the Battle of Britain, the attempted destruction of European Jewry, the Allied victory in World War II, the rise of communism, and the onset of the Cold War. Drawing on her memory, her parents'' written reflections, interviews with contemporaries, and newly-available documents, Albright recounts a tale of these years that is by turns harrowing and inspiring. The book takes readers from the Bohemian capital''s thousand-year-old castle to the bomb shelters of London, from the desolate prison ghetto of Terezin to the highest councils of European and American government. At once a deeply personal memoir and an incisive work of history, Prague Winter serves as a guide to the future through the lessons of the past—as seen through the eyes of one of the international community''s most respected and fascinating figures.

“A riveting tale of her family’s experience in Europe during World War II [and] a well-wrought political history of the region, told with great authority. . . . More than a memoir, this is a book of facts and action, a chronicle of a war in progress from a partisan faithful to the idea of Czechoslovakian democracy.” -- Los Angeles Times Drawn from her own memory, her parents’ written reflections, and interviews with contemporaries, the former US Secretary of State and New York Times bestselling author Madeleine Albright''s tale that is by turns harrowing and inspiring Before she turned twelve, Madeleine Albright’s life was shaken by some of the most cataclysmic events of the 20th century: the Nazi invasion of her native Prague, the Battle of Britain, the attempted genocide of European Jewry, the allied victory in World War II, the rise of communism, and the onset of the Cold War. In Prague Winter, Albright reflects on her discovery of her family’s Jewish heritage many decades after the war, on her Czech homeland’s tangled history, and on the stark moral choices faced by her parents and their generation. Often relying on eyewitness descriptions, she tells the story of how millions of ordinary citizens were ripped from familiar surroundings and forced into new roles as exile leaders and freedom fighters, resistance organizers and collaborators, victims and killers. These events of enormous complexity are shaped by concepts familiar to any growing child: fear, trust, adaptation, the search for identity, the pressure to conform, the quest for independence, and the difference between right and wrong. Prague Winter is an exploration of the past with timeless dilemmas in mind, a journey with universal lessons that is simultaneously a deeply personal memoir and an incisive work of history. It serves as a guide to the future through the lessons of the past, as seen through the eyes of one of the international community’s most respected and fascinating figures in history. Albright and her family’s experiences provide an intensely human lens through which to view the most political and tumultuous years in modern history.

“A sweeping, straightforward primer on foreign policy that revisits topics including the Middle East, the former Soviet Union, China, Pakistan and beyond.” — Miami Herald The former Secretary of State and New York Times bestselling author offers America’s next leader blunt advice for repairing and reinvigorating America’s standing in the world The next president will face the daunting task of repairing America''s core relationships and tarnished credibility after the damage caused during the past eight years. In Memo to the President, former secretary of state Madeleine Albright offers provocative ideas about how to confront the myriad challenges awaiting our newly elected commander-in-chief. Secretary Albright''s advice is candid and seasoned with humor and stories from her years in office, blending lessons from the past with forward-looking suggestions about how to make full use of presidential power without repeating the excesses of the Bush administration and how to revive America''s commitment to its founding ideals.

Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright offers a persuasive, wide-ranging set of recommendations to the prospective winner of the 2008 Presidential election. Secretary Albright explains how to select a first-rate foreign policy team, how to avoid the pitfalls that plagued earlier presidents, how to ensure that decisions, once carefully made, are successfully implemented, and how to employ the full range of tools available to a president to persuade other countries to support U.S. objectives.

En Occident, il est de bon ton de dire que dans le chaudron des relations internationales, la religion est facteur d''oppression et de terrorisme. Il faudrait donc à tout prix évacuer les données religieuses de toute analyse sérieuse en politique étrangère. Madeleine Albright affirme le contraire et démontre brillamment que la religion alliée à la raison recèle un potentiel inexploité de paix et de progrès dans les rapports de force entre les Etats, spécialement entre les nations musulmanes et l''Occident laïc. Un ouvrage-clé qui renouvelle l''intelligence des problèmes stratégiques. Le livre indispensable après Le Choc des civilisations de Huntington.

Madeleine Korbel Albright, født 1937 i Tsjekkoslovakia, var FN-ambassadør fra 1993-1996 og USAs første kvinnelige utenriksminister fra 1997-2001. I sine memoarer gir hun et innblikk i livet i det hvite hus og i verdensbegivenheter i en tid med omfattende endringer. Hun analyserer og beskriver de topplederne hun møter med skarp evne og beretter blant annet om møter med Bill Clinton, Kofi Annan, Yassir Arafat, Slobodan Milosevic og Kim Jonng-Il. Madeleine Albright skildrer også sitt eget privatliv, med skilsmissen og oppdagelsen sent i livet av sin egen jødiske bakgrunn. Boken er illustrert med fotografier i farger og svart-hvitt.

Elle est l''une des femmes les plus remarquables de notre temps et la première dans l''histoire des Etats-Unis à avoir exercé la fonction de secrétaire d''Etat. Intervention de l''OTAN au Kosovo, entrée de la Tchéquie, de la Pologne et de la Hongrie dans l''Alliance atlantique, pourparlers de paix au Proche-Orient, établissement de relations nouvelles avec la Chine et l''Afrique..., pendant huit ans, au cours des deux mandats de Bill Clinton, ses fonctions ont appelé Madeleine Albright à faire face aux crises et aux conflits politiques les plus sensibles et déterminants pour l''ordre mondial. De son arrivée sur le sol américain en tant que réfugiée politique, fuyant avec sa famille la Tchécoslovaquie d''Hitler puis des communistes, à son infatigable action en faveur des droits civils et des droits des femmes, Madeleine Albright fait revivre les grands acteurs de ce monde et les batailles d''une femme dans un monde dominé par les hommes. Les portraits de Bill et Hillary Clinton, Colin Powell, Vàclav Havel, Yasser Arafat, Vladimir Poutine, Ariel Sharon ou Kim Jong-il se mêlent à celui, méconnu, d''une femme ordinaire : une mère de trois enfants, séparée d''un des magnats de la presse, et pour qui la tardive découverte de ses origines juives fut une révélation capitale. Cette vie où les domaines privé et public, intime et international se rejoignent et se répondent, est passionnante de bout en bout. Derrière le parcours étonnant d''une " femme de pouvoir ", c''est aussi un regard différent sur les enjeux politiques et économiques de la planète, que nous propose ce témoignage exceptionnel.

Memoires van Madeleine Albright, van 1997 tot en met 2000 de Amerikaanse minister van buitenlandse zaken onder president Clinton.