In the Ring

Name: In the Ring
Price: 39.99 AUD
Availability: OutOfStock
ISBN: 9781908739261

A Commonwealth Memoir

Don McKinnon

$39.99

Hardback

Not in-store but you can order this
How long will it take?

Availability Information

We source books from suppliers in Australia and overseas. For books we don't currently have in stock, the time it takes to get them from our suppliers can vary widely - from a few days to a few months - so we check each book with each supplier to determine the expected time it will take to be supplied to us.

We will update you on expected arrival time to us. If this delay is too long, please let us know within 2 business days and we can give you options regarding cancelling or adjusting your order. More details on cancelling your order can be found in our Terms of Trade.

To find out the anticipated arrival time for specific items prior to ordering, please contact us by phone or email:

Phone +61 2 9264 3111, or 1800 4 BOOKS (1800 4 26657) if outside Sydney:
option 1 Abbey's Bookshop (Crime, History, Science, Kids & more) • info@abbeys.com.au
option 2 Language Book Centre (ESL & Foreign Languages) • language@abbeys.com.au
option 3 Galaxy Bookshop (Sci-fi, Fantasy, Romance, Graphic Novels) • sf@galaxybooks.com.au

QTY:

English

Elliott & Thompson
21 January 2013

Biography; Autobiography: historical, political & military; International relations

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 first eight years of the 21st century, Don McKinnon was the Secretary General of the Commonwealth and this was the stuff of his day-to-day life, whether facing down armed coup leaders or soothing internal staff factions. Here for the first time he reveals what was going on behind the scenes during such major events as the suspension of Zimbabwe from the Commonwealth. With fascinating background detail and his predictions for the future of the Commonwealth itself, this is a compelling account of the trials and tribulations of running an international organisation in a complex world.

By: Don McKinnon
Imprint: Elliott & Thompson
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 156mm, Width: 234mm, Spine: 30mm
Weight: 658g
ISBN: 9781908739261
ISBN 10: 1908739266
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 21 January 2013
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

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.

Reviews for In the Ring: A Commonwealth Memoir

""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