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The United Nations : History and Core Ideas / by Laurence Peters.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Peters, Laurence, Author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- International relations.
- International organization.
- Political science.
- Political science--Philosophy.
- World politics.
- International Relations.
- International Organization.
- Political Theory.
- Political Philosophy.
- Political History.
- Political Science.
- Local Subjects:
- International Relations.
- International Organization.
- Political Theory.
- Political Philosophy.
- Political History.
- Political Science.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (201 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed. 2015.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Before the UN could be created the idea of a global body dedicated to the preservation of peace had first to be imagined. The book traces the evolution of a complex web of ideas that emerged from the ancient world concerning the need for a governing body to control the actions of sovereign nations.
- 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:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781137528667
- 1137528664
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