United Nations in the contemporary world / David J. Whittaker.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Whittaker, David J., 1925-2017.

Series:

Making of the contemporary world.

The making of the contemporary world

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United Nations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (144 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 1997.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Fifty years after the creation of the United Nations, there exists a vigorous debate as to its limitations and possibilities. In United Nations in the Contemporary World, David J. Whittaker examines how the UN works and assesses its position as a world organisation.The author explores the nature of the UN as a regime in contemporary international relations. He considers the changing terms of reference of the UN and includes discussion of:* UN organisational procedures and principles;* recent historical case studies, including studies on peacekeeping* the role

Contents:

Preliminaries; Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; Frontispiece; 1 The ideas and structures of 1945; 2 Changing UN ideas and approaches; 3 Sovereign states as UN members; 4 Peacekeeping; 5 Arms control and disarmament; 6 The UN and the developing world; 7 The UN and an urbanising world; 8 Helping refugees; 9 Prospects for UN internal reform; 10 The UN shapes the future: an evaluation; Guide to further reading; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [123]-126) and index.

ISBN:

1-134-74245-2

1-134-74246-0

1-280-40053-6

9786610400539

0-203-13153-3

9780203131534

OCLC:

70724576