A history of UNESCO : global actions and impacts
Author(s)
Bibliographic Information
A history of UNESCO : global actions and impacts
Palgrave Macmillan, 2016
- : hbk
- : pbk
- Other Title
-
A history of Unesco
Related Bibliography 1 items
Available at 6 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
Note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
The mission UNESCO, as defined just after the end of World War II, is to build 'the defenses of peace in the minds of men'. In this book, historians trace the routes of selected UNESCO mental engineering initiatives from its headquarters in Paris to the member states, to assess UNESCO's global impact.
Table of Contents
- 1. Introduction: Out of the House: On the Global History of UNESCO, 1945-2015
- Poul Duedahl PART I: ROUTES OF KNOWLEDGE 2. Popularizing Anthropology, Combating Racism
- Edgardo C. Krebs 3. Weapons of Mass Distribution: UNESCO and the Central Role of Books
- Celine Giton 4. And Action!: UN and UNESCO Coordinating Information Films, 1945-1951
- Suzanne Langlois PART II: REBUILDING A WORLD DEVASTATED BY WAR 5. Child Victims, UNESCO and the Promotion of International Model of Children's Communities after World War II
- Samuel Boussion, Mathias Gardet and Martine Ruchat 6. Returning to the International Community: UNESCO and Postwar Japan, 1945-1951
- Takashi Saikawa 7. Pursuing Peace through a 'Library-Minded' World
- Miriam Intrator PART III: EXPERTS ON THE GROUND 8. UNESCO's Fundamental Education Program 1946-1958: Vision, Actions and Impact
- Jens Boel 9. Education for Independence: UNESCO in post-colonial Congo
- Josue Mikobi Dikay 10. The flow of UNESCO experts towards Latin America: On the asymmetrical impact of the missions, 1947-1984
- Anabella Abarzua Cutroni PART IV: IMPLEMENTING PEACE IN THE MINDS 11. UNESCO Teaches History: Implementing International Understanding in Sweden
- Thomas Nygren 12. UNESCO and the Improvement of History Textbooks in Mexico, 1945-1960
- Ines Dussel & Christian Ydesen 13. UNESCO's Role in East Asian Reconciliation: Postwar Japan and International Understanding
- Aigul Kulnazarova PART V: PRACTICING WORLD HERITAGE 14. UNESCO and the Shaping of Global Heritage
- Aurelie Elisa Gfeller & Jaci Eisenberg 15. Safeguarding Iran and Afghanistan: On UNESCO's Efforts in the Field of Archaeology
- Agnes Borde Meyer 16. UNESCO and Chinese Heritage: An Ongoing Campaign to Achieve World-Class Standard
- Celine Lai
by "Nielsen BookData"