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This is the first introduction to the United Nation's activities during the Cold War period. It combines a history of the UN with a broader account of east-west diplomacy during the Cold War and after. Norrie MacQueen begins by looking at the formation, structure and functions of the UN. Then, within a chronological framework, he assesses its contribution to international security from the emergence of the UN's peacekeeping role in 1945-56 right through to UN operations in the 1990s in Angola, Somalia and Bosnia.

Europe s rapacious hunger for other people s lands is one of the key shaping forces of our contemporary world. Everything is touched by our colonial past, from the way we see the world to the food we eat. Our contemporary preoccupations and ills from globalization to humanitarian intervention to international terrorism have colonialism somewhere in their genetic make-up.

The character and policies of contemporary international organizations from the United Nations to the European Union - have also been deeply affected by the colonial inheritance of their members, whether as...

A lively, accessible look at how the colonial policies and practices of a few European countries in the 19th century have had such a profound impact on the 21st.

• A compact accessible guide to the intricacies of colonialism in the 19th and 20th centuries and its impact on the future.

• Provides a fresh interpretation of controversial events.

• engages with an open mind the argument that colonialism accelerated modernization and development.

• Includes an interesting discussion of the relationship between today's "humanitarian intervention" as apposed...

A comprehensive, clearly presented and accessible text covering the totality of the peacekeeping experience since the early twentieth century.

This is essential reading for all undergraduates on politics, international relations and contemporary history programmes. It is also an excellent resource for taught postgraduate courses in these subject areas.

The narrative is primarily chronological; key themes such as legality and 'collective security' are traced throughout. The chronology is based on the key periods in the development of peacekeeping, marking stages in the evolution...

United Nations Peacekeeping in Africa provides an exploration of United Nations military intervention in Africa, from its beginnings in the Congo in 1960 to the new operations of the twenty-first century.

The scene is set by an examination of the theoretical bases both of United Nations peacekeeping and of Africa s post-independence politics and international relations. The peacekeeping project in Africa is then described on a region by region basis Central Africa, Southern Africa, West Africa, the Horn and Trans-Saharan Africa with comparisons and contrasts within and...