ISBN:
9780190222703
Language:
English
Pages:
172 S.
,
Ill., graph. Darst
,
17 cm
Edition:
2. ed.
Series Statement:
Very short introductions 199
Series Statement:
Very short introductions
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Hanhimäki, Jussi M., 1965 - The United Nations
DDC:
341.23
Keywords:
United Nations
;
United Nations
;
Einführung
;
Vereinte Nationen
Description / Table of Contents:
Machine generated contents note:[from 1e:] -- 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.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
