Dag Hammarskjèold, the United Nations and the decolonisation of Africa / Henning Melber.
Series: Oxford scholarship online: Publisher: London : Hurst & Company, 2020Description: 1 online resourceContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780190099596 (ebook) :Subject(s): Hammarskjèold, Dag, 1905-1961 | United Nations -- History -- 20th century | World politics -- 20th century
| Cold War | Decolonization -- Africa -- History -- 20th centuryAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780190087562DDC classification: 909.825092 LOC classification: D839.7.H3 | M45 2020Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: In 1953 Dag Hammarskjèold became the second Secretary-General of the United Nations-the highest international civil servant. Before his mission was cut short by a 1961 plane crash in then Northern Rhodesia (today Zambia), he used his office to act on the basis of anti-hegemonic values, including solidarity and recognition of otherness. The dubious circumstances of Hammarskjèold's death have received much attention, including a new official investigation (which is summarized in a chapter), but have perhaps overshadowed his diplomatic legacy-one that has often been hotly contested. This text summarizes Hammarskjèold's personal background and the normative frameworks of the United Nations.
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Previously issued in print: 2019.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
In 1953 Dag Hammarskjèold became the second Secretary-General of the United Nations-the highest international civil servant. Before his mission was cut short by a 1961 plane crash in then Northern Rhodesia (today Zambia), he used his office to act on the basis of anti-hegemonic values, including solidarity and recognition of otherness. The dubious circumstances of Hammarskjèold's death have received much attention, including a new official investigation (which is summarized in a chapter), but have perhaps overshadowed his diplomatic legacy-one that has often been hotly contested. This text summarizes Hammarskjèold's personal background and the normative frameworks of the United Nations.
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