The United Nations
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The United Nations
(20th century perspectives)
Heinemann Library, c2003
Available at 2 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
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Summary: Discusses the establishment of the United Nations, its function in preventing war and eliminating poverty, and its role in various international conflicts
Includes bibliographical references (p. 45) and index
Contents of Works
- What is the United Nations?
- The League of Nations
- A new beginning
- A world parliament
- Struggling secretaries
- International law and justice
- The Security Council
- Working for peace
- Enforcement
- The blue helmets
- The Gulf War
- Disarmament and arms limitation
- Closing the economic gap
- World health
- Emergency!
- Human rights
- The rights of women
- The environment
- Kyoto
- Past and future
- Timeline