| Description |
xii, 292 pages : maps ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Pt. 1. Purpose, principles and structure. 1. The purpose and principles of the UN. 2. The structure of the UN -- Pt. 2. Peacekeeping and collective security. 3. Peacekeeping in principle. 4. The tin and Korea, 1950-3. 5. Cyprus. 6. The Palestinian problem. 7. Afghanistan. 8. The Gulf conflict, 1990-1 -- Pt. 3. Nuclear questions. 9. Nuclear proliferation. 10. Nuclear testing -- Pt. 4. Human rights. 11. Human rights. 12. Women's rights. 13. Apartheid. 14. Former Yugoslavia (Bosnia) -- Pt. 5. New nations. 15. West Irian, 1962-9. 16. Namibia. 17. Cambodia -- Pt. 6. New initiatives. 18. The environment. 19. The control of drugs. 20. The control of AIDS. 21. Africa's food crisis |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
United Nations.
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| LC no. |
95020701 |
| ISBN |
1563247429 (hardcover) |
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1563247437 (paperback) |
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