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Record Nr.

UNINA9910164049903321

Autore

Sayward Amy L. <1969->

Titolo

The United Nations in international history / / Amy L. Sayward

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Bloomsbury Academic, , 2017

ISBN

1-4725-1322-3

1-4725-1003-8

1-4742-9577-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (325 pages) : illustrations

Collana

New approaches to international history

Classificazione

POL011010HIS037070

Disciplina

341.2309

Soggetti

Diplomacy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Machine generated contents note: -- List of Figures -- Series Editor's Preface -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Foreword -- List of Abbreviations -- 1. Introduction: An Invitation -- 2. The National and International Origins of the United Nations -- 3. The Cold War Borderland -- 4. Preventing War and Promoting Peace through Social and Economic Programs -- 5. The Development Enterprise -- 6. Making and Keeping the Peace: U.N. Peace-Keeping and Refugee Assistance Operations -- 7. The Middle East and the United Nations -- 8. Defining Human Rights, International Justice, and Genocide -- 9. Conclusion: Join the Conversation! -- Notes -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

"Examines how the United Nations has developed as an international arena for diplomacy."--