博客來Alva Myrdal (1902-1986): Architect of the Future.
She was the chief planner of the modern Swedish welfare state, the first woman to hold a senior leadership position at the UN, Ambassador to India, Cabinet Minister, and, finally, a Nobel Peace Laureate. The life of Alva Myrdal was a relentless pursuit of a single, radical idea: that the welfare of humanity and the peace of the world are one and the same.
This comprehensive biography follows Myrdal’s extraordinary journey from the revolutionary creation of universal child-care policies in 1930s Sweden to the high-stakes diplomatic trenches of Geneva, where she spent two decades battling the superpowers over the nuclear arms race.
The Book Reveals:
- The profound, consistent connection between her pioneering work in family planning and her final, furious critique of global military spending.
- The complex, intellectual partnership with her husband, Gunnar Myrdal, and the fierce independence that defined her own career.
- The insider story behind her explosive book, The Game of Disarmament, which exposed the procedural failures and superpower collusion that kept the nuclear rivalry alive.
Alva Myrdal’s story is a testament to the power of committed social science and moral courage. She proved that an intellectual equipped with facts and a humanist vision could challenge the most powerful military machines on Earth. Her voice remains a vital call for rational action in an irrational world. Approx.166 pages, 29600 word count
