The Dumbarton Oaks conversations and the United Nations, 1944-1994 / editors, Ernest R. May and Angeliki E. Laiou.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Contributor:

May, Ernest R.

Laiou, Angeliki E.

Conference Name:

Dumbarton Oaks Conference, 1944-1994 (1994 : Washington, D.C.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United Nations.

Conversations on International Organization (1944 : Washington, D.C.).

Conversations on International Organization.

United Nations--History.

History.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

xix, 144 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection ; [Cambridge, Mass.] : Distributed by Harvard University Press, [1998]

Summary:

In 1944, as the end of World War II approached, an important series of talks was held to plan the formation of postwar international institution. The site for the conversations was Dumbarton Oaks in Washington, D.C., a research institute administered by Harvard University. In a special optimism, Secretary of State Cordell Hull said that the purpose was "to create the institutional foundations for a just and enduring peace." Soviet ambassador Andrei Gromyko spoke of an international organization that would "guarantee for the peoples peace, security, and prosperity in the future." The meetings, which included debates on a variety of issues, were a first step toward the creation of the United Nations. In 1994, the "Dumbarton Oaks Conference, 1944-1994" brought together scholars and policymakers who have been involved with the students international organizations or have played important roles in them. The conference papers in this volume examine both the formation of the United Nations and a number of current issues, including human rights, collective economic sanctions, peacekeeping operations, and the evolution of the role of the secretary-general.

Notes:

"This volume consists of selected papers from the 'Dumbarton Oaks Conference, 1944-1994,' a gathering held 5-7 May 1994"--P. vii.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

0884022552

OCLC:

37966438