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The United Nations : history and core ideas / Laurence Peters.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Peters, Laurence, 1952- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United Nations--History.
- United Nations.
- History.
- Local Subjects:
- United Nations.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 183 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.
- Contents:
- Collective security: the classical legacy
- A global forum dedicated to the prevention of conflict: the visionary architects
- The balance of power: Kant's decisive contribution
- The rise of international law: the decisive contribution of Hugo Grotius
- Sovereignty: how the Peace of Westphalia defined the UN's view of nationhood
- The UN and the rise of the humanitarian tradition
- The peaceful settlement of disputes
- The development of the Universal declaration of human rights.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781137557360
- 1137557362
- OCLC:
- 909321120
- Online:
- Contributor biographical information
- Publisher description
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