The United Nations : confronting the challenges of a global society / edited by Jean E. Krasno.
| Other author | Krasno, Jean E., 1943- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Boulder, Colo. : Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2004. |
| Description | xii, 443 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The UN landscape : an overview / Jean E. Krasno -- Founding the United nations : an evolutionary process / Jean E. Krasno -- The United Nations and the formation of global norms / Joe Sills -- Human rights : a global common interest / Charles Norchi -- Free and fair elections : letting the people decide / Robin Ludwig -- Agent of change? The United Nations and development / Jacques Fomerand -- Disarmament : successes and failures / Derek Boothby -- To end the scourge of war : the story of UN peacekeeping / Jean E. Krasno -- Financing the United Nations / Jeffrey Laurenti -- Informal groups of member states / Jochen Prantl and Jean E. Krasno -- Reforming the United Nations : lessons from a history in progress / Edward C. Luck. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 405-408) and index. |
| LCCN | 2003025708 |
| ISBN | 1588262553 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 1588262804 (pbk. : alk. paper) |