UNITED NATIONS IN THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD by David J. Whittaker ( 9780415153171 )

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UNITED NATIONS IN THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD

By:

David J. Whittaker

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0415153174

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TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD

Pub. date:

18 September, 1997

Series:

The Making of the Contemporary World

Pages:

144

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This provides an interdisciplinary history of the UN and debates the key issues for its future. David J. Whittaker gives a cogent analysis of how the UN addresses today's world problems and how it can adapt for the future.

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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 of the UN in global urbanisation, arms control and in supplying aid for refugees * past and future internal reform, goals, achievements With an annotated bibliography and a helpful glossary United Nations in the Contemporary World provides an interdisciplinary history of the UN and debates the key issues for its future. David J Whittaker gives a cogent analysis of how the UN addresses today's world problems and how it can adapt for the future.

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