LEADER 02457oam 2200457M 450 001 9910965250203321 005 20251116170823.0 010 $a0-429-71666-4 010 $a0-429-04713-4 010 $a0-429-69665-5 035 $a(CKB)4100000008736590 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5829999 035 $a(OCoLC)1109802507$z(OCoLC)1109399234 035 $a(OCoLC-P)1109802507 035 $a(FlBoTFG)9780429047138 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000008736590 100 $a20190720d2018 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu---unuuu 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aIn Search of Namibian Independence $ethe Limitations of the United Nations 210 $aMilton $cRoutledge$d2018 215 $a1 online resource (xi, 192 pages) 225 1 $aWestview replica edition 311 08$a0-367-01727-X 330 $aFocusing on the Namibian issue and how it has been handled in the United Nations since 1945, this book discusses the limitations of the UN as a political institution and assesses its ability to manage crises and control conflicts. The UN was established to help maintain international peace and security; since its founding, however, the independence and sovereignty of member states has come to take precedence over the organization's original goals. As a result, contends Ms. Rocha, the UN may be viewed as a passive arena where political actors pursue their policies and priorities in response to the larger realities and forces governing world politics. In the case of Namibia, the UN simply cannot take significant action in expelling the illegal South African administration without the support of the few powerful members who provide it with resources. She concludes that the liberation of Namibia rests ultimately with the Namibian people themselves and the ability of SWAPO to intensify its armed struggle, thereby causing South Africa to consider its presence in Namibia more a liability than an asset. 410 0$aWestview replica edition. 606 $aNationalism$zNamibia 607 $aNamibia$xPolitics and government$y1946-1990 607 $aNamibia$xInternational status 615 0$aNationalism 676 $a341.23688 700 $aRocha$b Geisa Maria$01881871 801 0$bOCoLC-P 801 1$bOCoLC-P 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910965250203321 996 $aIn Search of Namibian Independence$94496752 997 $aUNINA