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The United Nations : a very short introduction / Jussi M. Hanhimaki.

by Hanhimäki, Jussi M., 1965-

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Oxford University Press, c2008.

United Nations.

United Nations -- History.

Very short introductions ; 199

9780195304374 (pbk.)

0195304373 (pbk.)

171 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 156-161) and index.

The best hope of mankind? : a brief history of the UN -- An impossible hybrid : the structure of the United Nations -- Facing wars, confronting threats : the UN Security Council in action -- Peacekeeping to peacebuilding -- Economic development to human development -- Rights and responsibilities : human rights to human security -- Reform and challenges : the future of the United Nations.

"The United Nations has been called everything from "the best hope of mankind" to "irrelevant" and "obsolete." With this much-needed introduction to the UN, Jussi Hanhimaki engages the current debate over the organizations effectiveness as he provides a clear understanding of how it was originally conceived, how it has come to its present form, and how it must confront new challenges in a rapidly changing world."--Publisher.

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