The United nations : international organization and world politics

Heralds an organisation at the crossroads of history. A comprehensive volume of all that is relevant of the United Nations system from its inception to these opening years of the millennium, analysing the history, processes, structure and functions of the organisation

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ziring, Lawrence , 1928- (Author), Plano, Jack C. (Author), Riggs, Robert (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Belmont, California : Wadsworth Cengage Learning , c2005
Edition:4th ed
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 1. The united nations in historical perspective
  • 2. Legal framework
  • 3. The UN political process
  • 4. Politics and the UN secretariat
  • 5. Security through collective action
  • 6. The settlement of international disputes
  • 7. Disarmament and arms control
  • 8. The revolution of self-determination
  • 9. Social and technical cooperation
  • 10. Promoting economic development
  • 11. The united nations in the twenty-first century