Summary
In the Ring deals with impossibly devious plots and characters – ambitious presidents and prime ministers from all corners of the world, some determined to hold onto power at any cost; a British government often with a misplaced sense of its own role in one of the world’s oldest organisations; and an organisation of 300 people, externally working to help the world while inwardly struggling along racial and geo-political lines.
You couldn’t make it up – and he hasn’t.
For the f…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781908739261 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1908739266 |
| Author: | Don McKinnon |
| Publisher: | Elliott & Thompson Limited |
| Imprint: | Elliott & Thompson Limited |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 21 January 2013 |
| Weight: | 664g |
| Dimensions: | 156mm x 234mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
“this book is probably the most important book on the modern Commonwealth ever.” –LJ Holden, New Zealand Republic; “In the Ring reveals Mr. McKinnon to be a man of considerable charm and a skilled negotiator of the various corridors of power where his career played out.–Martin Rubin, Washington Times; “As a chronicle that is as frank in its content as it is wide in its telling of the inner workings of life in the ring of the Commonwealth, Don McKinnon’s memoir is compulsory reading.” –Sir Ronald Sanders KCMG AM
About The Author
Don McKinnon
Sir Donald Charles ‘Don’ McKinnon ONZ GCVO is a former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of New Zealand. He was the Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Nations from 2000 until 2008. During his time at the helm of the Commonwealth, he was involved in many serious episodes, including the suspension of Zimbabwe’s membership, and George Speight’s attempted coup in Fiji. He is a Vice-President of the Royal Commonwealth Society, and lives in New Zealand.
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