The United Nations
Subtitle: very short introductions
By: Jussi M. Hanhimdki
Edition: Second edition.
Series: Very short introductions; Very short introductions
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 172
ISBN-13: 9780190222703
Subjects: United Nations
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note:; title: [from 1e:]; title: List of illustrations; title: Acknowledgments; title: Introduction; title: 1 The best hope of mankind?: A brief history of the UN; title: 2 An impossible hybrid: the structure of the United Nations; title: 3 Facing wars, confronting threats: the UN Security Council in action; title: 4 Peacekeeping to peacebuilding; title: 5 Economic development to human development; title: 6 Rights and responsibilities: human rights to human security; title: 7 Reform and challenges: the future of the United Nations; title: Chronology; title: Glossary: acronyms of major UN organs and agencies used in the text; title: References; title: Further reading; title: Index.