1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910465684403321

Autore

Pappas Nicholas J

Titolo

"Aristocrat" and "the community" [[electronic resource] ] : two philosophical dialogues / / Nicholas J. Pappas

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Algora Pub., c2010

ISBN

0-87586-761-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (237 p.)

Disciplina

320.01

Soggetti

Political science - Philosophy

Communities - Philosophy

Social classes

Elite (Social sciences)

Social conflict

Democracy

Representative government and representation

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910482358603321

Autore

Champier Symphorien <1472?-approximately 1535.>

Titolo

Hortus Gallicus, pro Gallis in Gallia scriptus in quo Gallos in Gallia omnium aegritudinum remedia reperire docet, nec medicaminibus egere peregrinis ... / [Symphorien Champier] [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lyon, : Melchior & Trechsel Trechsel, Gaspar, 1533

Descrizione fisica

Online resource (3 pts. , (8vo))

Lingua di pubblicazione

Latino

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Reproduction of original in The Wellcome Library, London.

3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910963797103321

Autore

Kent John <1949->

Titolo

America, the UN, and decolonisation : Cold War conflict in the Congo / / John Kent

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, NY, : Routledge, 2010

ISBN

1-136-97289-7

1-136-97290-0

1-282-58646-7

9786612586460

0-203-85192-7

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (257 p.)

Collana

LSE International Studies Series

Disciplina

967.5103/1

Soggetti

Decolonization - Democratic Republic of the Congo - History - 20th century

Nation-building - Democratic Republic of the Congo - History - 20th century

Cold War

Democratic Republic of the Congo Politics and government 1960-1997

Democratic Republic of the Congo Foreign relations United States

United States Foreign relations Democratic Republic of the Congo

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese



Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada"--T.p. verso.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 The independence disaster, 1958-September 1960; 2 The elimination of Lumumba and the establishment of the Adoula government, September 1960-August 1961; 3 The Adoula government and Kitona: The conflict and dilemmas created by US and UN policy, August-December 1961; 4 Too little too late: The failure of Kitona, January-July 1962; 5 Adoula struggles to retain power in a divided Congo, July-December 1962; 6 The end of secession and the beginning of the end for the Congo, December 1962-January 1963

7 Unified nation-building with no unity to build on, January-October 19638 The emerging chaos and the forces of national disintegration bring Tshombe's return, October 1963-July 1964; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book examines the role of the UN in conflict resolution in Africa in the 1960s and its relation to the Cold War.Focussing on the Congo, this book shows how the preservation of the existing economic and social order in the Congo was a key element in the decolonisation process and the fighting of the Cold War. It links the international aspects of British, Belgian, Angolan and Central African Federation involvement with the roles of the US and UN in order to understand how supplies to and profits from the Congo were producing growing African problems. This large Central Afr