{"title":"Mary Robinson","description":"\u003cp\u003eDiscover the compelling works of Mary Robinson, a distinguished advocate for climate justice and a prominent figure in global human rights leadership. With her powerful publications such as \u003cem\u003eClimate Justice\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eEverybody Matters\u003c\/em\u003e, Robinson provides profound insights into the interconnectedness of ethical governance, environmental sustainability, and social equity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRobinson's books straddle the realms of \u003cstrong\u003eScience \u0026amp; Nature\u003c\/strong\u003e as well as \u003cstrong\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Memoir\u003c\/strong\u003e, offering readers a unique blend of factual exploration and personal narrative. Her writing not only chronicles her remarkable journey as a former President of Ireland and United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights but also passionately calls for action in securing a just and sustainable future for all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eImmerse yourself in Mary Robinson's transformative ideas and experiences, and be inspired by her unwavering dedication to making the world a better place, one book at a time.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"everybody-matters-by-mary-robinson-9781444723335","title":"Everybody Matters","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShortlisted for the Political Book Awards 2013 Political Book of the Year\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe first woman President of Ireland, who became UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mary Robinson has spent her life in pursuit of a fairer world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNow, for the first time, she reveals what lies behind the vision, strength, and determination that has helped her achieve so much for human rights around the globe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eShe describes the upbringing which gave her a strong sense of values and how she came into painful conflict with her parents—marrying against their wishes and, later, helping to legalise contraception in a deeply Catholic Ireland.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs a barrister, she won landmark cases advancing the causes of women and the marginalised against the prejudices of the day. When—to the surprise of many—she became the first woman President of Ireland in 1990, she put Ireland firmly on the international stage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAccepting the position of UN High Commissioner for Human Rights in 1997 was her biggest challenge, and here she describes the huge political difficulties she encountered among the many triumphs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSubsequently, based in New York, she led Realizing Rights for eight years, pioneering how to implement in practice economic and social rights: working in African countries on health, decent work, corporate responsibility, and women's empowerment in peace and security.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNow heading her own Climate Justice foundation, she has succeeded in finding the independence she needs to work effectively on behalf of the millions of poor around the world most affected by climate change.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTold with the same calm conviction and modest pride that has guided her life, \u003cem\u003eEverybody Matters\u003c\/em\u003e will inspire everyone who reads it with the belief that each of us can, in our own way, help to change the world for the better.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46843472773356,"sku":"9781444723335","price":29.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/f755b19956b3c906c50cd1fd0fa7dc0c.jpg?v=1758833703"},{"product_id":"climate-justice-by-mary-robinson-9781408888438","title":"Climate Justice","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAs an advocate for the hungry and the hunted, the forgotten and the ignored, Mary Robinson has not only shone a light on human suffering, but illuminated a better future for our world.\u003c\/strong\u003e — BARACK OBAMA\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE IRISH BOOK AWARDS 2018\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHolding her first grandchild in her arms in 2003, Mary Robinson was struck by the uncertainty of the world he had been born into. Before his fiftieth birthday, he would share the planet with more than nine billion people – people battling for food, water, and shelter in an increasingly volatile climate. The faceless, shadowy menace of climate change had become, in an instant, deeply personal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMary Robinson’s mission would lead her all over the world, from Malawi to Mongolia, and to a heartening revelation: that an irrepressible driving force in the battle for climate justice could be found at the grassroots level, mainly among women, many of them mothers and grandmothers like herself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom Sharon Hanshaw, the Mississippi matriarch whose campaign began in her East Biloxi hair salon and culminated in her speaking at the United Nations, to Constance Okollet, a small farmer who transformed the fortunes of her ailing community in rural Uganda, Robinson met with ordinary people whose resilience and ingenuity had already unlocked extraordinary change.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePowerful and deeply humane, \u003ci\u003eClimate Justice\u003c\/i\u003e is a stirring manifesto on one of the most pressing humanitarian issues of our time, and a lucid, affirmative, and well-argued case for hope.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46854254461164,"sku":"9781408888438","price":28.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/16995073482689.jpg?v=1759238848"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/collections\/mary-robinson.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}