The United Nations : history and core ideas / Laurence Peters.

By: Peters, Laurence, 1952- [author.]Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York City : Palgrave Macmillan, 2015Description: 1 online resource (201 pages) : illustrationsContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781137528667 (e-book)Subject(s): United Nations -- HistoryGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: United Nations : history and core ideas.DDC classification: 341.23 LOC classification: JZ4986 | .P48 2015Online resources: Click to View
Contents:
Collective security: the classical legacy -- A global forum dedicated to the prevention of conflict: the visionary architects -- The balance of power: Kant's decisive contribution -- The rise of international law: the decisive contribution of Hugo Grotius -- Sovereignty: how the Peace of Westphalia defined the UN's view of nationhood -- The UN and the rise of the humanitarian tradition -- The peaceful settlement of disputes -- The development of the Universal declaration of human rights.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Collective security: the classical legacy -- A global forum dedicated to the prevention of conflict: the visionary architects -- The balance of power: Kant's decisive contribution -- The rise of international law: the decisive contribution of Hugo Grotius -- Sovereignty: how the Peace of Westphalia defined the UN's view of nationhood -- The UN and the rise of the humanitarian tradition -- The peaceful settlement of disputes -- The development of the Universal declaration of human rights.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

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