The United Nations [electronic resource] : a very short introduction / Jussi M. Hanhimäki.

By:

Hanhimäki, Jussi M, 1965-

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Very short introductions ; 199.Publication details: New York : Oxford University Press, c2008.Description: 1 online resource (x, 171 p.) : illISBN:

9780199365524 (ebook) :

Subject(s):

United Nations

Additional physical formats: Print version:: No titleDDC classification:

341.23 23

LOC classification:

JZ4984.5 .H364 2008

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Summary: 'The United Nations: a Very Short Introduction' engages the current debate over the United Nation's effectiveness and explains how it was originally conceived, how it has come to its present form, and how it must confront new challenges in a rapidly changing world. In what ways has the UN succeeded and failed as a guardian of international peace and security, as a promoter of human rights, protector of international law, and engineer of socio-economic development?

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

'The United Nations: a Very Short Introduction' engages the current debate over the United Nation's effectiveness and explains how it was originally conceived, how it has come to its present form, and how it must confront new challenges in a rapidly changing world. In what ways has the UN succeeded and failed as a guardian of international peace and security, as a promoter of human rights, protector of international law, and engineer of socio-economic development?