TY - BOOK AU - Peters,Laurence TI - The United Nations: history and core ideas AV - JZ4986 .P48 2015 U1 - 341.23 23 PY - 2015/// CY - New York City PB - Palgrave Macmillan KW - United Nations KW - History KW - Electronic books N1 - 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 UR - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/bacm-ebooks/detail.action?docID=4082537 ER -