| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 131 pages) : illustrations. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
The making of the contemporary world
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Making of the contemporary world.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 123-126) and index. |
| Contents |
Preliminaries; Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; Frontispiece; 1 The ideas and structures of 1945; 2 Changing UN ideas and approaches; 3 Sovereign states as UN members; 4 Peacekeeping; 5 Arms control and disarmament; 6 The UN and the developing world; 7 The UN and an urbanising world; 8 Helping refugees; 9 Prospects for UN internal reform; 10 The UN shapes the future: an evaluation; Guide to further reading; Index. |
| Summary |
This provides an interdisciplinary history of the UN and debates the key issues for its future. David J. Whittaker gives a cogent analysis of how the UN addresses today's world problems and how it can adapt for the future. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
United Nations.
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United Nations. |
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United Nations. |
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Nations Unies. |
| Indexed Term |
Samfundsvidenskab Politologi. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Whittaker, David J., 1925- United Nations in the contemporary world. London ; New York : Routledge, 1997 (DLC) 97002973 |
| ISBN |
0415153174 |
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9780415153171 |
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0203131533 |
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9780203131534 |
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