| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 388 pages) : illustrations |
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polychrome |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
PART I. AN INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATION FOR KEEPING THE PEACE -- Pacific settlement, collective security and international peacekeeping -- Peace operations and the UN-US relationship -- PART II. SOFT SECURITY PERSPECTIVES -- Human security -- Human rights: civil society and the United Nations -- International criminal justice -- International sanctions -- PART III. HARD SECURITY ISSUES -- Nuclear threat -- International terrorism -- Kosovo 1999 -- Iraq's challenge to world order -- Responsibility to protect -- Developing countries and the eroding non-intervention norm -- PART IV. INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENTS -- Reforming the United Nations -- Political role of the United Nations Secretary-General -- Conclusion: At the crossroads of ideals and reality. |
| Summary |
A leading authority examines the changing role and structure of the UN, from avoiding inter-state wars to managing humanitarian emergencies. Topics examined include the use of force, the gap between legality and legitimacy, UN-US relations, the North-South divide, the international rule of law, and prospects for UN reform. |
| 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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Nations Unies. |
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Security, International.
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Security, International. |
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Pacific settlement of international disputes.
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Pacific settlement of international disputes. |
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International relations.
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International relations. |
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Responsibility to protect (International law)
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Responsibility to protect (International law) |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic book.
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Thakur, Ramesh Chandra, 1948- United Nations, peace and security. Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006 0521855179 (DLC) 2005032574 (OCoLC)62341464 |
| ISBN |
9780511221262 (electronic book) |
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0511221266 (electronic book) |
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0511219970 (electronic book ; Adobe Reader) |
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9780511219979 (electronic book ; Adobe Reader) |
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9780511220647 (e-book) |
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0511220642 (e-book) |
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9780511219290 (electronic book) |
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0511219296 |
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9780511755996 (ebook) |
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0511755996 (ebook) |
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0511219296 |
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9780521855174 (hardback) |
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0521855179 (hardback) |
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9780521671255 (paperback) |
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0521671256 (paperback) |
| Standard No. |
10.1017/CBO9780511755996 |
| Report No. |
MYILIB_CUp |
| Music No. |
9786610480210 |
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