This Troubled Urban World
Language: English
Published by The Claremont Colleges, Claremont Ca, 1974
- First Edition
- Softcover
- Used
Seller: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA
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69 Pp. Red Cloth, Gilt. Advance Issue For Subscribers, With Slip Laid In, And List Of Subscribers. Near Fine, No Marks, In Lightly Used Dust Jacket. Recommendations For How To Help Preserve Ancient Institutions While Interpersonal Friction Increases With The Increasing Density Of Population As The World Inexorably Urbanizes. Per Wikipedia, Sol Myron Linowitz (1913 – 2005) Was An American Diplomat, Lawyer, And Businessman. In The 1960S, Linowitz Served As The Chair Of The Xerox Corporation (Before It Collapsed). Linowitz Helped Negotiate The Return Of The Panama Canal To Panama Under The Direction Of President Jimmy Carter. In 1964, Linowitz Joined David Rockefeller To Launch The International Executive Service Corps, Which Was Established To Help Bring About Prosperity And Stability In Developing Nations Through The Growth Of Private Enterprise. Besides Being A Career Diplomat, Lawyer, And One Time Chairman Of Xerox, He Wrote Two Books, The Making Of A Public Man: A Memoir, And The Betrayed Profession. From 1974 To 1978, Linowitz Was Head Of The Federal City Council, A Group Of Business, Civic, Education, And Other Leaders Interested In Economic Development In Washington, D.C. On November 6, 1979, The Carter Administration Announced Linowitz Would Replace Robert S. Strauss As Special Representative For Middle East Peace Negotiations (The Palestinian Autonomy Talks). On December 4, The Senate Foreign Relations Committee Approved His Appointment. In 1983, He Received The Golden Plate Award Of The American Academy Of Achievement. He Was Awarded The Presidential Medal Of Freedom In 1998 By President Bill Clinton. Wunnerful.…
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- This Troubled Urban World
- Author
- Linowitz, Sol M.; Foreword By Barnaby C. Keeney
- Publisher
- The Claremont Colleges, Claremont Ca
- Publication year
- 1974
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Dust jacket
- Very Good + Jacket
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Printing
- 1st Printing
- Seller catalogs
- Economics and Business
Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA
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