A history of UNESCO : global actions and impacts

Author(s)

• Duedahl, Poul

Bibliographic Information

A history of UNESCO : global actions and impacts

edited by Poul Duedahl

Palgrave Macmillan, 2016

• : hbk
• : pbk

Other Title

A history of Unesco

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

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Details

• NCID: BB22419442
• ISBN:
  • 9781137581181
  • 9781349845286
• LCCN: 2016302907
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Basingstoke, Hampshire
• Pages/Volumes: xii, 339 p.
• Size: 23 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : AS4.U83
  • DC23 : 001.0601
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Unesco -- History