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

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: The making of the contemporary worldPublisher: London ; New York : Routledge, 1997Description: xi, 131 pages : illustrations ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0415153174
  • 9780415153171
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 341.23 21
LOC classification:
  • JZ4984.6 .W48 1997
Contents:
Part I. Infrastructural change -- 1. The ideas and structures of 1945 -- 2. Changing UN ideas and approaches -- 3. Sovereign states as UN members -- Part II. The UN in a changing international environment -- 4. Peacekeeping -- 5. Arms control and disarmament -- 6. The UN and the developing world -- 7. The UN and an urbanizing world -- 8. Helping refugees -- Part III. Facing the future -- 9. Selective tally of suggested reforms outlining problems, listing recommendations and noting reservations -- 10. The UN shapes the future: an evaluation.
Content advice: Fifty years after the creation of the UN, vigorous debate continues as to its limitations and possibilities. David J. Whittaker offers a concise critical analysis of the UN as a world organization and considers how it works and what reforms are desirable and feasible. Exploring the nature of the UN as a regime in contemporary international relations, Whittaker considers its changing terms of reference and includes a series of case studies to illustrate its multifaceted activities--peacekeeping, arms control, aid for refugees--and the complex issues associated with developing nations and global urbanization.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 123-126) and index.

Part I. Infrastructural change -- 1. The ideas and structures of 1945 -- 2. Changing UN ideas and approaches -- 3. Sovereign states as UN members -- Part II. The UN in a changing international environment -- 4. Peacekeeping -- 5. Arms control and disarmament -- 6. The UN and the developing world -- 7. The UN and an urbanizing world -- 8. Helping refugees -- Part III. Facing the future -- 9. Selective tally of suggested reforms outlining problems, listing recommendations and noting reservations -- 10. The UN shapes the future: an evaluation.

Fifty years after the creation of the UN, vigorous debate continues as to its limitations and possibilities. David J. Whittaker offers a concise critical analysis of the UN as a world organization and considers how it works and what reforms are desirable and feasible. Exploring the nature of the UN as a regime in contemporary international relations, Whittaker considers its changing terms of reference and includes a series of case studies to illustrate its multifaceted activities--peacekeeping, arms control, aid for refugees--and the complex issues associated with developing nations and global urbanization. Publisher description

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