The United Nations In Action

1. Auflage 1995
ISBN: 978-1-85728-115-6
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 304 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 471 g

This is a clear survey of the role played by the United Nations in the major political crises of the post-war world. In covering its high-profile, peace-keeping role, its support of new nations, and its involvement in new initiatives such as famine relief and drug control, the author presents an introduction to the UN in action.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Whittaker, David J.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Vereinte Nationen, UN Organisationen
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Weltgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

The concept of the United Nations; the structure of the United Nations; peace keeping: Korea, Israel, Cyprus, Afghanistan, the Gulf War; nuclear proliferation: nuclear tests and nuclear treaties; human rights: apartheid and South Africa, Yugoslavia, Central and Latin America; new nations: Namibia, Cambodia, Indonesia; environmental protection: from Stockholm to Rio; new initiatives: aids, drugs, famine relief; retrospect.

Über Autor(innen)

David J.Whittaker