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United Nations in action / David J. Whittaker.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Whittaker, David J., 1925-2017.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United Nations.
- International relations.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (305 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Armonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe, 1995.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- An examination of the role of the UN in the major political crises of the post-war world - from Korea to the Gulf War and Yugoslavia.
- Contents:
- Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; Illustrations and maps; The purpose and principles of the UN; The structure of the UN; Peacekeeping in principle; The UN and Korea, 1950 3; Cyprus; The Palestinian problem; Afghanistan; The Gulf conflict, 1990 1; Nuclear proliferation; Nuclear testing; Human rights; Women's rights; Apartheid; Former Yugoslavia (Bosnia); West Irian, 1962 9; Namibia; Cambodia; The environment; The control of drugs; The control of AIDS; Africa's food crisis; Appendix: where to find out more about the UN; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-135-37038-9
- 0-203-01710-2
- 1-135-37039-7
- 1-280-40669-0
- 0-203-49919-0
- 9780203499191
- OCLC:
- 437077075
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