TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hanhimäki,Jussi M.
TI  - The United Nations: a very short introduction 
T2  - Very short introductions
SN  - 9780190222703 (paperback)
AV  - JZ4984.5 .H364 2015
U1  - 341.23 23
PY  - 2015///]
CY  - Oxford, New York
PB  - Oxford University Press
KW  - United Nations
KW  - History/ Europe / Great Britain
KW  - bisacsh
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-162) and index; Machine generated contents note: -- [from 1e:] -- List of illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 The best hope of mankind?: A brief history of the UN -- 2 An impossible hybrid: the structure of the United Nations -- 3 Facing wars, confronting threats: the UN Security Council in action -- 4 Peacekeeping to peacebuilding -- 5 Economic development to human development -- 6 Rights and responsibilities: human rights to human security -- 7 Reform and challenges: the future of the United Nations -- Chronology -- Glossary: acronyms of major UN organs and agencies used in the text -- References -- Further reading -- Index
ER  -