A world beyond borders
Subtitle: an introduction to the history of international organizations
By: David MacKenzie
Series: International themes and issues -- v. 1; International themes and issues (Toronto, Ont.) -- v. 1.
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: [Toronto]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 205
ISBN-13: 9781442601826
Subjects: Histoire; Organisations internationales; Nations Unies; International agencies; History; United Nations
Description: "This short and well-written overview provides essential information on the history of international organizations (IOs), with particular focus on the League of Nations, the development of the United Nations, and the UN system. Starting at the beginning of the twentieth century, when there were very few international organizations in existence, A World Beyond Borders traces the growth of IOs through to the close of the century, when there were literally thousands at the heart of the international system.

Following this chronological order, the book examines how international organizations became the major legal, moral, and cultural forces that they are today, involved in all aspects of international relations including peacekeeping, disarmament, peace resolution, human rights, diplomacy, and environmentalism."--pub. desc.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-196) and index.

Also issued in electronic formats.
Table of contents: title: An introduction to international organizations; title: The League of Nations; title: Wartime internationalism and international organizations; title: The UN in the Cold War years; title: Regional and other international organizations; title: The world of international NGOs; title: The UN in the modern era; title: Appendices: The Covenant of the League of Nations; title: The Charter of the United Nations; title: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights.