TY - BOOK AU - Whittaker,David J. TI - United Nations in the Contemporary World T2 - The Making of the Contemporary World Ser SN - 9780203131534 AV - JZ4984.6 -- .W48 1997eb U1 - 341.23 PY - 1997/// CY - Florence PB - Routledge KW - United Nations KW - Electronic books N1 - Book Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents N2 - Fifty years after the creation of the United Nations, there exists a vigorous debate as to its limitations and possibilities. In United Nations in the Contemporary World, David J. Whittaker examines how the UN works and assesses its position as a world organisation. The author explores the nature of the UN as a regime in contemporary international relations. He considers the changing terms of reference of the UN and includes discussion of: * UN organisational procedures and principles; * recent historical case studies, including studies on peacekeeping * the role of the UN in global urbanisation, arms control and in supplying aid for refugees * past and future internal reform, goals, achievements With an annotated bibliography and a helpful glossary United Nations in the Contemporary World provides an interdisciplinary history of the UN and debates the key issues for its future. David J Whittaker gives a cogent analysis of how the UN addresses today's world problems and how it can adapt for the future UR - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/buse-ebooks/detail.action?docID=165817 ER -