The parliament of man : the past, present, and future of the United Nations [2007]
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The parliament of man : the past, present, and future of the United Nations / Paul Kennedy.
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Language
English
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Published
New York : Random House, 2007, c2006.
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Physical Description
xvii, 361 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Contents Summary
Scholar Kennedy gives a thorough history of the United Nations that explains the institution's roots and functions while also casting an eye on the UN's effectiveness as a body and on its prospects for success in meeting coming challenges. He makes sense of the commissions and committees, and how the six main operating bodies operate and interact. Citing examples from history, he shows how the five permanent members of the Security Council on numerous occasions overcame political antagonisms to spearhead military supervision of aid in humanitarian crises, and how lack of cooperation among the great powers has hamstrung such initiatives as the control of greenhouse gas emissions and exacerbated the deleterious effects of globalization on developing nations' economies. As a body, the UN emerges here for what it is: fallible, human-based, oftentimes dependent on the whims of powerful nations or the foibles of individual senior administrators, but utterly indispensable.--From publisher description.
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International relations.
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THE ORIGINS: The troubled advance to a New World Order, 1815-1945 -- THE EVOLUTION OF THE MANY UNs SINCE 1954: The conundrum of the Security Council -- Peacekeeping and warmaking -- Economic agendas, north and south -- The softer face of the UN's mission -- Advancing international human rights -- "We the peoples": democracy, governments and nongovernmental actors -- THE PRESENT AND FUTURE: The promise and peril of the 21st century.
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ISBN
0375501657
9780375501654
Holdings
| Item Type | Current Location | Collection | Call Number | Volume Info | Shelving Location | Public Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | OSA Archivum Library | General collection | 341.23 KEN | - | OSA Repository | Donation of School of Public Policy. |
The parliament of man : the past, present, and future of the United Nations [2007]
In Research Room
BookGeneral Information
Author
Kennedy, Paul M., 1945-
General Information
Original Title
The parliament of man : the past, present, and future of the United Nations / Paul Kennedy.
General Information
Language
English
General Information
Published
New York : Random House, 2007, c2006.
General Information
Physical Description
xvii, 361 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Contents Summary
Scholar Kennedy gives a thorough history of the United Nations that explains the institution's roots and functions while also casting an eye on the UN's effectiveness as a body and on its prospects for success in meeting coming challenges. He makes sense of the commissions and committees, and how the six main operating bodies operate and interact. Citing examples from history, he shows how the five permanent members of the Security Council on numerous occasions overcame political antagonisms to spearhead military supervision of aid in humanitarian crises, and how lack of cooperation among the great powers has hamstrung such initiatives as the control of greenhouse gas emissions and exacerbated the deleterious effects of globalization on developing nations' economies. As a body, the UN emerges here for what it is: fallible, human-based, oftentimes dependent on the whims of powerful nations or the foibles of individual senior administrators, but utterly indispensable.--From publisher description.
Subjects
Subject
United Nations History.
Subjects
Subject Terms
International relations.
Bibliographic Information
Content
THE ORIGINS: The troubled advance to a New World Order, 1815-1945 -- THE EVOLUTION OF THE MANY UNs SINCE 1954: The conundrum of the Security Council -- Peacekeeping and warmaking -- Economic agendas, north and south -- The softer face of the UN's mission -- Advancing international human rights -- "We the peoples": democracy, governments and nongovernmental actors -- THE PRESENT AND FUTURE: The promise and peril of the 21st century.
Bibliographic Information
ISBN
0375501657
9780375501654
Holdings
Book - 341.23 KEN
Item Type
Book
Current Location
OSA Archivum Library
Current Location
OSA Archivum Library
Call Number
341.23 KEN
Volume Info
-
Shelving Location
-
Public Note
Donation of School of Public Policy.