United Nations: The First Fifty Years
- ISBN-10
- 0871136562
- ISBN-13
- 9780871136565
- Series
- United Nations
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 386
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1995
- Publisher
- Atlantic Monthly Press
- Author
- Stanley Meisler
Description
Offers an accessible survey of the evolution of the institution, and explores both the U.N.'s achievements and its failures in the new era of peace enforcement
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