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Reviewed on August 15, 2006
Kennedy (history, Yale;The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers ) presents a thematic study of the UN, covering peacekeeping, economic agencies, and human rights from its origins at the end of World War II. Throughout, he portrays an organization adapting to new imperatives (environmental protection was not mentioned in the UN Charter at all) and cooperating with the many other groups...Log In or Sign Up to Read More