UID:
almafu_9959227855602883
Format:
1 online resource (144 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
1-134-74245-2
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1-134-74246-0
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1-280-40053-6
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9786610400539
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0-203-13153-3
Series Statement:
The making of the contemporary world
Content:
Fifty years after the creation of the United Nations, there exists a vigorous debate as to its limitations and possibilities. In United Nations in the Contemporary World, David J. Whittaker examines how the UN works and assesses its position as a world organisation.The author explores the nature of the UN as a regime in contemporary international relations. He considers the changing terms of reference of the UN and includes discussion of:* UN organisational procedures and principles;* recent historical case studies, including studies on peacekeeping* the role
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Preliminaries; Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; Frontispiece; 1 The ideas and structures of 1945; 2 Changing UN ideas and approaches; 3 Sovereign states as UN members; 4 Peacekeeping; 5 Arms control and disarmament; 6 The UN and the developing world; 7 The UN and an urbanising world; 8 Helping refugees; 9 Prospects for UN internal reform; 10 The UN shapes the future: an evaluation; Guide to further reading; Index
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-138-16278-7
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-415-15317-4
Language:
English
DOI:
10.4324/9780203131534
