The United Nations a very short introduction / [electronic resource] :
Jussi M. Hanhimäki.
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2008.
- 171 p. : ill.
- Very short introductions ; 199 .
- Very short introductions ; 199. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 156-161) and index.
The 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.
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