Bøger af Madeleine Albright

Bogen er Madeleine Albrights personlige beretning om fascismen i det tyvende århundrede og en beskrivelse af, hvordan den stadig præger verden.I betragtning af århundredets rædsler kunne man forvente, at verden i dag ville afvise åndelige efterfølgere til Hitler og Mussolini. I Fascisme: en advarsel trækker Madeleine Albright på sine egne erfaringer som barn i et krigshærget Europa og karrieren som diplomat, når hun sætter spørgsmålstegn ved den forventning.Fascisme er stadig en trussel, viser Albright. Demokratiets fremdrift efter Berlinmurens fald er gået i stå igen. USA bliver i dag regeret af en præsident, som splitter befolkningen og håner de demokratiske institutioner, og i mange lande svækkes den politiske midte, mens yderfløjene styrkes. Ledere som Vladimir Putin og Kim Jong-Un benytter mange af de samme metoder, som fascisterne brugte i 1920’erne og -30’erne.Fascisme: en advarsel er en bog til tiden, men den er relevant til alle tider. Den er skrevet af en kvinde, som ikke bare har studeret historien, men formet den. Og bogen viser, hvilke dele af historien vi er nødt til at forstå, og de spørgsmål vi må stille, hvis vi skal undgå at gentage fortidens tragiske fejl.

Da Madeleine Albright i 2001 forlod jobbet som USA’s første kvindelige udenrigsminister, spurgte journalister hende om, hvordan hun gerne ville huskes. Hendes svar lød: ”Jeg vil ikke huskes. Jeg er her stadig og har meget mere, jeg gerne vil udrette. Selv om det lyder svært, ønsker jeg at hvert nyt kapitel i mit liv bliver endnu mere interessant end det sidste.”På det tidspunkt overvejede eks-udenrigsministerAlbright sine muligheder: Hun kunne skrive, undervise, rejse, holde taler, starte en forretning, kæmpe for demokrati, hjælpe med at styrke kvinder, lave kampagner for politiske kandidater – og bruge mere tid med sine børnebørn. Hun besluttede at gøre det hele. I næsten 20 år har hun været i konstant bevægelse, mens hun har navigeret i en halv snes forskellige professioner og været op at toppes med præsidenter og statsministre. Hun har på samme tid været pioner og givet stemme til millioner, der længes efter respekt, uanset køn, baggrund og alder.

Madeleine Albright tager læseren med på flugt fra fødebyen Prag til Londons beskyttelsesrum og videre med ind i hjertet af amerikansk og europæisk politik. Albrights betragtninger om sit hjemland, sine jødiske aner – herunder hendes bedsteforældres skæbne i koncentrationslejren Theresienstadt, som hun først fik det fulde kendskab til som voksen – og tilværelsens store moralske dilemmaer, personlige som politiske, gør bogen til et stykke verdenshistorie af den mest vedkommende slags.Albrights historie er ikke kun hendes egen, men bredes ud til at omhandle alle de, som i samme periode blev kastet ud i nådesløse omvæltninger og ufattelige tab. Vinter i Prag er en historie om at miste – men også en modig beretning om at turde tage kampen op for at nedkæmpe det onde og genvinde, hvad mankan, af det tabte.Bogen, som udkom i USA i april, blev omgående en New York Times bestseller.

Drawing on her own memory, her parents written reflections, interviews with contemporaries, and newly-available documents, former US Secretary of State and New York Times bestselling author Madeleine Albright recounts a tale that is by turns harrowing and inspiring.Before she turned twelve, Madeleine Albrights 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 familys Jewish heritage many decades after the war, on her Czech homelands 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 Winteris 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.Itserves as a guide to the future through the lessons of the past, as seen through the eyes of one of the international communitys most respected and fascinating figures. Albright and her familys experiences provide an intensely human lens through which to view the most political and tumultuous years in modern history.

#1 New York Times Bestseller Best Books of 2018 --The EconomistA personal and urgent examination of Fascism in the twentieth century and how its legacy shapes todays world, written by one of Americas most admired public servants, the first woman to serve as U.S. secretary of stateA 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, whichhistorically 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.

Vinter i Prag - En personlig rejse gennem krigens EuropaMadeleine Albright tager læseren med på flugt fra fødebyen Prag til Londons beskyttelsesrum og videre med ind i hjertet af amerikansk og europæisk politik. Albrights betragtninger om sit hjemland, sine jødiske aner – herunder hendes bedsteforældres skæbne i koncentrationslejren Theresienstadt, som hun først fik det fulde kendskab til som voksen – og tilværelsens store moralske dilemmaer, personlige som politiske, gør bogen til et stykke verdenshistorie af den mest vedkommende slags.Albrights historie er ikke kun hendes egen, men bredes ud til at omhandle alle de, som i samme periode blev kastet ud i nådesløse omvæltninger og ufattelige tab. Vinter i Prag er en historie om at miste – men også en modig beretning om at turde tage kampen op for at nedkæmpe det onde og genvinde, hvad mankan, af det tabte.Bogen, som udkom i USA i april, blev omgående en New York Times bestseller såvel som en dansk bestseller med topplaceringer.Madeleine Albright har skrevet en bemærkelsesværdig fortælling om eventyr og lidenskab, tragedie og mod. Kulissen er det besatte Tjekkoslovakiet under Anden Verdenskrig. Dermed giver hun os ny indsigt i begivenheder, som skabte hendes karriere og tvinger os andre til at tænke dybt over de moralske dilemmaer, som vi møder i vores eget liv. - Václav HavelANMELDERCITATERResultatet er blevet en fængslende bog, hvor den lille og den store historie flettes fornemt ind i hinanden.(...) Mange danskere, der har besøgt Prag, vil hente ny viden om landets dramatiske historie i bogen. Den er samtidig et portræt af en personlighed ud over det sædvanlige og en amerikansk toppolitiker, der bedre end de fleste andre havde forudsætninger for at forstå, hvad der rørte sig i Europa. - Nordjyske Stiftstidende… tankevækkende og vedkommende… Vinter i Prag er et vigtigt, veldokumenteret og visionært vidnesbyrd, der burde blive obligatorisk læsning for historieløse gymnasieelever - og for enhver demokratisk tænkende, mere eller mindre Europa-skeptisk borger i øvrigt. – Berlingske… spændende og nærværende læsning. – Ekstra BladetVellykket kombination af personlig beretning og storpolitik fra Madeleine Albright – Fyens Stiftstidende …det er en absolut fremragende bog, der får sin helt egen karakter, fordi Europas voldsomme historie og hendes eget dramatiske liv løber sammen i én stor beretning – Niels Helveg Petersen

?Richly detailed. . . an intimate portrait of a diplomat.? ?New YorkerFrom 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 retirementIn 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.

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.

#1 New York Times Bestseller A personal and urgent examination of Fascism in the twentieth century and how its legacy shapes today's world, written by one of the most admired public servants in American history, the first woman to serve as U.S. secretary of stateA Fascist, observed 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. Fascism: A Warning is drawn from Madeleine Albright's 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 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.

Six-time New York Times bestselling author and former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright?one of the world's most admired and tireless public servants?reflects on the final stages of one's career, and working productively into your later decades in this revealing, funny, and inspiring memoir.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 has been in constant motion, navigating half a dozen professions, clashing with presidents and prime ministers, learning every day. Since leaving the State Department, she has blazed her own trail?and given voice to millions who yearn 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 with a matchless zest for life.Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.

Does America, as George W. Bush has proclaimed, have a special mission, derived from God, to bring liberty and democracy to the world? How much influence does the Christian right have over U.S. foreign policy? And how should America deal with violent Islamist extremists?Madeleine Albright, the former secretary of state and bestselling author of Madam Secretary, offers a thoughtful and often surprising look at the role of religion in shaping America's approach to the world. Drawing upon her experiences while in office and her own deepest beliefs about morality, the United States, and the present state of world affairs, a woman noted for plain speaking offers her thoughts about the most controversial topics of our time. In The Mighty and the Almighty, Madeleine Albright examines the profound impact of religion on America's view of itself, the effect on U.S. policy of the rise of the Christian right, the Bush administration's successes and failures in responding to 9/11, the challenges posed by the war in Iraq, and the importance of understanding Islam. She offers a balanced but, when necessary, devastating analysis of U.S. strategy and condemns those of all faiths who exploit religious fervor to create divisions or enhance their own power. In this illuminating account, Albright argues that, to be effective, U.S. policy-makers must understand the power and place of religion in motivating others and in coloring how American actions are perceived. Defying the conventional wisdom, she suggests not only that religion and politics are inseparable, but that their partnership, when properly harnessed, can be a force for justice and peace.

Does America, as George W. Bush has proclaimed, have a special mission, derived from God, to bring liberty and democracy to the world? How much influence does the Christian right have over U.S. foreign policy? And how should America deal with violent Islamist extremists? Madeleine Albright, the former secretary of state and bestselling author of Madam Secretary, offers a thoughtful and often surprising look at the role of religion in shaping America's approach to the world. Drawing upon her experiences while in office and her own deepest beliefs about morality, the United States, and the present state of world affairs, a woman noted for plain speaking offers her thoughts about the most controversial topics of our time.

A national bestseller on its original publication in 2003, Madam Secretary is a riveting account of the life of Americas first woman Secretary of State, Madeleine Albright. For eight years, during Bill Clintons two presidential terms, Albright was a high-level participant in some of the most dramatic events of our timefrom the pursuit of peace in the Middle East to NATOs intervention in the Balkans to Americas troubled relations with Iran and Iraq. In this thoughtful memoir, one of the most admired women in U.S. history reflects on her remarkable personal story, including her upbringing in war-torn Europe and the balancing of career and family responsibilities, and on Americas leading role in a changing world.With a new epilogue by the author, Madam Secretary offers an inimitable blend of Albrights warm humor, probing insights, and distinctive ideas.

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 US objectives.

From the bestselling author Madam Secretary comes a provocative look at the role of religion in world affairs

A unique insight into the White House and world affairs from the first female in America's history to become Secretary of State