The United Nations
Subtitle: international organization and world politics
By: Lawrence Ziring, Robert E. Riggs, Jack C. Plano
Contributors: Riggs, Robert Edwon, 1927-; Riggs, Robert Edwon, 1927-; Plano, Jack C.
Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: Harcourt College Publishers
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Fort Worth
Language: eng
Number of pages: 552
ISBN-13: 9780155078659
Subjects: Organisation internationale; League of Nations; International organization; Politique mondiale; WORLD POLITICS; Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948); United Nations; Charter of the United Nations (1945); World politics; UN; Nations Unies; INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Notes: Rev. ed. of: The United Nations / Robert E. Riggs, Jack C. Plano. 2nd ed. c1994.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of contents: title: 1. The United Nations in historical perspective; title: 2. Legal framwork, institutional structures, and financial realities; title: 3. The UN political process; title: 4. Politics and the UN secretariat; title: 5. Security through collective action; title: 6. The settlement of international disputes; title: 7. Disarmament and arms control; title: 8. The revolution of self-determination; title: 9. Social and technical cooperation; title: 10. Managing international trade and finance; title: 11. Promoting economic development; title: 12. Looking back toward and uncertain future : the Unitd Nations and the twenty-first century; title: Appendices. (A) The Covenant of the League of Nations; title: (B) The Charter of the United Nations; title: (C) The Universal Declaration of Human Rights; title: (D) United Nations member states; title: (E) NGO Working Group on the Security Council - list of associated organizations.