02873cam a22003855a 45000010009000000050017000090080041000260100017000670200031000840200028001150350024001430350021001670400069001880820020002571000041002772450051003182460048003692600060004173000029004774900036005065000024005425000027005665040031005935050395006245201056010196100033020756500010021086510010021186530021021288560081021498560075022309420008023059990017023139520157023301527674620201128023753.0080425t2008    enka   frbd   001 0 eng d  a  2008018818  a9780195304374 (alk. paper)  a0195304373 (alk. paper)  a(OCoLC)ocn179802603  a(OCoLC)179802603  aDLCbengcDLCdBTCTAdBAKERdOCLCGdC#PdBWXdVP@dDLCdEG-ScBUE04a341.23bHAN2221 aHanhimäki, Jussi M.,d1965-94042414aThe United Nations /cJussi M. Hanhimäki.b 3 aUnited Nations :ba very short introduction  aOxford ;aNew York :bOxford University Press,cc.2008.  a171 p. :bill. ;c18 cm.0 aVery short introductions ;v199  aIndex : p. 162-171.  aGlossary : p. 149-155.  aBibliography : p. 156-161.0 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.3 aThe 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.20aUnited Nations.2BUEsh91085  2BUEsh  2BUEsh  bLLAAWWcJuly2016413Table of contents onlyuhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy0903/2008018818.html423Book review (H-Net)uhttp://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.php?id=34424  2ddc  c22017d21989  00102ddc40708BaccahaMAINbMAINc1STd2016-07-24ePurchaseg240.00h26080l3m15o341.23 HANp000032899r2025-07-15 00:00:00s2024-04-16v300.00yBB