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In a lucid, colorful account, Stanley Meisler brings alive the personalities and events of the first fifty years of the United Nations. It is a story filled with action and heartbreak. Stanley Meisler tells the story of the United Nations, its promise and its problems, with clarity and authority. He brings to life the history of the world organization and a half-century of America's hopes for and frustration with world government . . . . You will learn why China is almost by chance one of five permanent members on the Security Council, how the Council's veto power was adopted at Stalin's demand, why Adlai Stevenson left his post as U.S. ambassador in lonely despair, how Kurt Waldheim hid his past to become Secretary General, how the Bush administration maneuvered the United Nations into supporting Operation Desert Storm, and much, much more. This is the definitive account of the United Nations for a general audience, told by a master. -- Jim Hoagland, chief foreign correspondent, The Washington Post

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Author:   Stanley Meisler
Publisher:   Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press
Imprint:   Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 22.80cm
Weight:   0.581kg
ISBN:  

9780871136565

ISBN 10:   0871136562
Pages:   386
Publication Date:   27 March 1997
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  General/trade ,  Undergraduate ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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