The United Nations /:

The United Nations has been called everything from "the best hope of mankind" to "irrelevant" and "obsolete." With this much-needed introduction to the UN, Jussi Hanhimaki engages the current debate over the organizations effectiveness as he provides a clear understandi...

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1. Verfasser: Hanhimäki, Jussi M., 1965-
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, ©2008.
Schriftenreihe:Very short introductions.
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Zusammenfassung:The United Nations has been called everything from "the best hope of mankind" to "irrelevant" and "obsolete." With this much-needed introduction to the UN, Jussi Hanhimaki engages the current debate over the organizations effectiveness as he provides a clear understanding of how it was originally conceived, how it has come to its present form, and how it must confront new challenges in a rapidly changing world. After a brief history of the United Nations and its predecessor, the League of Nations, the author examines the UN's successes and failures as a guardian o
Beschreibung:1 online resource (171 pages :)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 156-161) and index.
ISBN:9780199724192
0199724199