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An admirably judicious and comprehensive-and long overdue-study of one of the most remarkable figures of the twentieth century, whose presence remains both spiritually and politically significant for an age of violently confused international relations. -Rowan Williams, Master of Magdalene College (Cambridge University), former Archbishop of Canterbury A good and indispensable man, Hammarskjoeld `understood and respected the need for heroes.' In this lucid, well-written biography, he certainly emerges as one. -KIRKUS

An admirably judicious and comprehensive-and long overdue-study of one of the most remarkable figures of the twentieth century, whose presence remains both spiritually and politically significant for an age of violently confused international relations. -Rowan Williams, Master of Magdalene College (Cambridge University), former Archbishop of Canterbury A good and indispensable man, Hammarskjold 'understood and respected the need for heroes.' In this lucid, well-written biography, he certainly emerges as one. -KIRKUS

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Roger Lipsey, author, art historian, editor, and translator, has written on a wide range of topics and intellectual figures. He was the general editor of the three-volume edited works of Ananda K. Coomaraswamy. Other works include An Art of Our Own: The Spiritual in Twentieth-Century Art and the prizewinning Angelic Mistakes: The Art of Thomas Merton. He is director of the parent company that publishes Parabola magazine.

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