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The United Nations: A Very Short Introduction

Paperback • 2015 • English

The United Nations: A Very Short Introduction

By Jussi M. Hanhimaki

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About the book

After seven decades of existence has the UN become obsolete? Is it ripe for retirement? As Jussi Hanhim ki proves in the second edition of this Very Short Introduction, the answer is no. In the second decade of the twenty-first century the UN remains an indispensable organization that continues to save lives and improve the world as its founders hoped. Since its original publication in 2008, this 2nd edition includes more recent examples of the UN Security Council in action and peacekeeping effo...Show more

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9780190222703

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Oxford University Press Inc

Published year

2015

Language

English

Original title

The United Nations: A Very Short Introduction

Format

Paperback

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