Alva Myrdal

Alva Myrdal
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Publisher : Basic Books
Total Pages : 424
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ISBN-10 : 0201570866
ISBN-13 : 9780201570861
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Book Synopsis Alva Myrdal by : Sissela Bok

Download or read book Alva Myrdal written by Sissela Bok and published by Basic Books. This book was released on 1991-07-21 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The daughter of Alva Myrdal offers a portrait of the public triumphs and private difficulties of her mother's influential life. Myrdal was an advocate for women's rights and peace, an ambassador, Swedish cabinet minister and Nobel Prize winner. Her husband, Gunnar, was a noted economist, a Swedish minister and also a Nobel Prize winner.


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