02823cam a22003855a 4500 15276746 20201128023753.0 080425t2008 enka frbd 001 0 eng d 2008018818 9780195304374 (alk. paper) 0195304373 (alk. paper) (OCoLC)ocn179802603 (OCoLC)179802603 DLC eng DLC BTCTA BAKER OCLCG C#P BWX VP@ DLC EG-ScBUE 341.23 HAN 22 Hanhimäki, Jussi M., 1965- 40424 The United Nations / Jussi M. Hanhimäki. United Nations : a very short introduction Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c.2008. 171 p. : ill. ; 18 cm. Very short introductions ; 199 Index : p. 162-171. Glossary : p. 149-155. Bibliography : p. 156-161. 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. 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. United Nations. BUEsh 1085 BUEsh BUEsh LLAAWW July2016 Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy0903/2008018818.html Book review (H-Net) http://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.php?id=34424 ddc 22017 21989 0 0 ddc 0 0 Baccah MAIN MAIN 1ST 2016-07-24 Purchase 240.00 26080 3 15 341.23 HAN 000032899 2025-07-15 00:00:00 2024-04-16 300.00 BB