TY  - BOOK
AU  - Whittaker,David J.
TI  - United Nations in the Contemporary World
T2  - The Making of the Contemporary World
SN  - 9780203131534
AV  - JZ4984 .W58
U1  - 341.23 
PY  - 2006///
CY  - Florence
PB  - Taylor and Francis
KW  - United Nations
N1  - Book Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents
N2  - Fifty years after the creation of the United Nations, there exists a vigorous debate as to its limitations and possibilities. In United Nations in the Contemporary World, David J. Whittaker examines how the UN works and assesses its position as a world organisation. The author explores the nature of the UN as a regime in contemporary international relations. He considers the changing terms of reference of the UN and includes discussion of: * UN organisational procedures and principles; * recent historical case studies, including studies on peacekeeping * the role of the UN in global urbanisation, arms control and in supplying aid for refugees * past and future internal reform, goals, achievements With an annotated bibliography and a helpful glossary United Nations in the Contemporary World provides an interdisciplinary history of the UN and debates the key issues for its future. David J Whittaker gives a cogent analysis of how the UN addresses today's world problems and how it can adapt for the future
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