The parliament of man : the past, present, and future of the United Nations / Paul Kennedy.
"The Parliament of Man is the first definitive history of the United Nations, from one of America’s greatest living historians. Distinguished scholar Paul Kennedy... gives us a thorough and timely account that explains the UN’s roots and functions while also casting an objective eye on its effe...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Vintage Books,
2006.
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| Edition: | First Vintage books edition. |
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| Summary: | "The Parliament of Man is the first definitive history of the United Nations, from one of America’s greatest living historians. Distinguished scholar Paul Kennedy... gives us a thorough and timely account that explains the UN’s roots and functions while also casting an objective eye on its effectiveness and its prospects for success in meeting the challenges that lie ahead. Kennedy shows the UN for what it is: fallible, human-based, often dependent on the whims of powerful national governments or the foibles of individual administrators—yet also utterly indispensable. With his insightful grasp of six decades of global history, Kennedy convincingly argues that "it is difficult to imagine how much more riven and ruinous our world of six billion people would be if there had been no UN."--Publisher's website. |
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| Item Description: | Originally published: New York : Random House, 2006. |
| Physical Description: | xvii, 361 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0375703411 9780375703416 |