Nation against nation : what happened to the U.N. dream and what the U.S. can do about it / Thomas M. Franck.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Franck, Thomas M.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International relations.

United Nations.

United Nations--United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (345 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 1985.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Argues that American expectations for the U.N. have been too high, analyzes U.N. actions in terms of U.S. interests, and suggests ways America can improve its international relations.

Contents:

Contents; Introduction; 1 Great Expectations; 2 Happy and Misleading Auguries; 3 Et Tu, Nehru; 4 ""A Rather Good Document""; 5 The End of Innocence; 6 His Sisters and His Cousins and His Aunts: The United Nations Civil Service; 7 The Secretary-General Invents Himself; 8 Filling the Void: Action by the Secretary-General in the Face of Inaction by Everyone Else; 9 Unfulfilled by Unifil: The Security Council in Search of a Role; 10 The General Assembly and the U.S. National Interest; 11 ""A Place Where Lies Are Told"": Israel Before the General Assembly; 12 The Double Standard

13 Playing Hard-BallConclusion; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-280-52301-8

0-19-536519-4

OCLC:

476010356