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The United Nations : a very short introduction / Jussi M. Hanhimäki.
By: Hanhimäki, Jussi M [author.]
Series: Very short introductions: 199.Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2015Edition: Second editionDescription: 172 pages : illustrationsContent type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780190222703Subject(s): United Nations | International relations | World politics -- 1989-DDC classification: 341.23
Contents:
Machine generated contents note: List of illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 The best hope of mankind?: A brief history of the UN -- 2 An impossible hybrid: the structure of the United Nations -- 3 Facing wars, confronting threats: the UN Security Council in action -- 4 Peacekeeping to peacebuilding -- 5 Economic development to human development -- 6 Rights and responsibilities: human rights to human security -- 7 Reform and challenges: the future of the United Nations -- Chronology -- Glossary: acronyms of major UN organs and agencies used in the text -- References -- Further reading -- Index.
| Item type | Current library | Class number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | House of Lords Library - Palace Dewey | 341.23 HAN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 012788 |
Previous edition: 2008.
Machine generated contents note: List of illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 The best hope of mankind?: A brief history of the UN -- 2 An impossible hybrid: the structure of the United Nations -- 3 Facing wars, confronting threats: the UN Security Council in action -- 4 Peacekeeping to peacebuilding -- 5 Economic development to human development -- 6 Rights and responsibilities: human rights to human security -- 7 Reform and challenges: the future of the United Nations -- Chronology -- Glossary: acronyms of major UN organs and agencies used in the text -- References -- Further reading -- Index.