| Edition |
First U.S. edition. |
| Description |
viii, 322 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm |
| Note |
Originally published: London : Hodder & Stoughton, 2012. |
| Summary |
The first female president of Ireland and former U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights examines her life and career. |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
Beginnings -- In transition -- Finding my voice -- Broadening my horizon -- Ploughing my own furrow -- Looking beyond our borders -- Balancing family and work -- Windows of change -- A president with a purpose -- The smell of fresh paint -- Hope and history -- Neither fish nor fowl -- Boldly and duly -- Bearing witness -- Into the crucible -- When the dust settled -- Realizing rights in practice -- Being an elder -- Connecting the global and the local. |
| Local Note |
WNDSR-This book is the gift of Mona Zdun in memory of Bernice Howard. |
| Subject |
Robinson, Mary, 1944-
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Presidents -- Ireland -- Biography.
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Women presidents -- Ireland -- Biography.
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Ireland -- Politics and government -- 1949-
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| Added Author |
Robinson, Tessa, 1972-
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| ISBN |
9780802779649 hardback $26.00 |
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0802779646 hardback |
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