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UNINA9910451299503321 |
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Autore |
Whittaker David J. <1925-2017, > |
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Titolo |
United Nations in action / / David J. Whittaker |
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Armonk, N.Y. : , : M.E. Sharpe, , 1995 |
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0-203-01710-2 |
1-135-37039-7 |
1-280-40669-0 |
0-203-49919-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (305 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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International relations |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; Illustrations and maps; The purpose and principles of the UN; The structure of the UN; Peacekeeping in principle; The UN and Korea, 1950 3; Cyprus; The Palestinian problem; Afghanistan; The Gulf conflict, 1990 1; Nuclear proliferation; Nuclear testing; Human rights; Women's rights; Apartheid; Former Yugoslavia (Bosnia); West Irian, 1962 9; Namibia; Cambodia; The environment; The control of drugs; The control of AIDS; Africa's food crisis; Appendix: where to find out more about the UN; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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An examination of the role of the UN in the major political crises of the post-war world - from Korea to the Gulf War and Yugoslavia. |
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