Peace was the fifth and final prize area that Alfred Nobel mentioned in his will. Below, articles on the subject are presented.
History of the Nobel Peace Prize
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The Nobel Peace Prize, 1901-2000
BY GEIR LUNDESTAD
The history of the Nobel Peace Prize during its first 100 years.
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Controversies and criticisms
BY ØYVIND TØNNESSON
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The Nobel Peace Prize: From peace negotiations to human rights
BY FRANCIS SEJERSTED
The Nobel Peace Prize has succeeded in creating clear symbols which appeal to our best instincts.
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Heroines of Peace – The nine Nobel women
BY IRWIN ABRAMS
The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to only nine women between the years 1901 to 1996.
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Mahatma Gandhi, the missing Laureate
BY ØYVIND TØNNESSON
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Reflections on the Nobel Peace Prize
BY GEIR LUNDESTAD
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The Nobel Peace Prize: Revelations from the Soviet past
By Olav Njølstad
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The humanitarian Nobel Peace Prizes 1901-2004
BY Øivind Stenersen
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With fascism on the doorstep: The Nobel institution in Norway, 1940-1945
BY Øyvind Tønnesson
How did the Nobel Institution in Norway avoid being destroyed by the Nazis during World War II?
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The Norwegian Nobel committee
BY Øyvind Tønnesson
Nobel Peace Prize laureates and their work
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The Red Cross: Three-time recipient of the Peace Prize
BY Ivar Libaek
The Red Cross has a unique position in the history of the Nobel Peace Prize.
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Liberal internationalism: Peace, war and democracy
BY Michael W. Doyle
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