A History of the United Nations: Volume 1: The Years of Western Domination, 1945-1955

ISBN-13: 9780333243893 / Angielski / Twarda / 1982 / 404 str.

Evan Luard

Opis

This, the first volume of a major work, describes the establishment of the United Nations, the controversies and debates within the organization and the political factors surrounding these during the first ten years of its life.

Spis treści

Preface - PART 1 THE BIRTH OF THE NEW ORGANISATION - The Lessons of the League - The Planning of the Charter - The San Francisco Conference - The Setting up of a New Organisation - The Birth of a New Security System - PART 2 THE ERA OF CONFRONTATION - The Negotiations for a Security Council Force - Azerbaijan and the Levant - Greece - Indonesia - Palestine - Round One in the Middle East: the Arab-Israeli War of 1948 - Trouble Spots in Europe - The Korean War - Kashmir - Guatemala - Some Far Eastern Affairs - Disarmament - The Secretary-General and the Secretariat - Membership Disputes - Conclusions: the First Decade - Notes - Index