Lots has been written about the Nobel Peace Prize, but like any
widely discussed and hotly debated subject, there's wheat and
there's chaff. Of the sources we've seen, here are a few
standouts. — Irwin Abrams & Scott London The Nobel Peace Prize:
One Hundred Years for Peace: Laureates 1901-2000. By Øivind
Stenersen, Ivar Libaek and Asle Sveen. Oslo: Cappelen, 2001.
This book, published in conjunction with the centenary of the
Nobel Peace Prize in 2001, begins with a look at the life of
Alfred Nobel, an overview of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, and
the history of the Nobel Institute. It goes on to present richly
illustrated biographies, in chronological order, of all the
prizewinners from 1901 to 2000. A final essay surveys the views
of the different laureates on how peace might best be achieved.
Though written by three scholars at the University of Oslo, the
book is written for a broad general audience. The Nobel Peace
Prize and the Laureates: An Illustrated Biographical History,
1901-2001. By Irwin Abrams.