Georgiana Releford

The History Of The Nobel Peace Prize Georgiana Releford

In her beautifully written, well-researched book, the author tells the fascinating story of peace activist Berthe Von Sutter's influence on wealthy Swedish inventor Alfred Nobel to include a Peace Prize in his will.
The reader is also taken on a journey through Europe in an era of fundamental changes - the decline of the aristocracy and the rise of the bourgeoisie, the explosion of industrialization, and the stark contrast of militarism and a peace movement full of optimism in "La Belle Epoque". But most of all, this is a moving story that sheds new light on the origins of the Nobel Peace Prize, in which the woman behind gets her rightful place.