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100 1 $aHanhimäki, Jussi M.,$d1965-
245 14 $aThe United Nations :$ba very short introduction /$cJussi M. Hanhimäki.
260 $aOxford ;$aNew York :$bOxford University Press,$c©2008.
300 $a171 pages :$billustrations ;$c18 cm.
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490 1 $aVery short introductions ;$v199
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 156-161) and index.
505 0 $aThe 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.
520 1 $a"The United Nations has been called everything from "the best hope of mankind" to "irrelevant" and "obsolete." In this concise overview, Jussi Hanhimaki sheds light on the current debate over the UN's 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. After a brief history of the UN, the author examines its successes and failures as a guardian of international peace and security, as a promoter of human rights, as a protector of international law, and as an engineer of socioeconomic development. Hanhimaki also provides a clear accounting of the UN's various arms and organizations, and he offers a critical over view of how effective it has been - in the recent crises in Rwanda, for example - and how likely it is to meet its goals in the future. The United Nations, Hanhimaki concludes, is an indispensable organization that has made the world a better place, but it is also a deeply flawed institution."--Jacket.
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655 4 $aNonfiction.
830 0 $aVery short introductions ;$v199.
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856 42 $3Book review (H-Net)$uhttp://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.php?id=34424
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