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by Stanley Meisler

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With four new chapters, this updated edition of United Nations: A History completes the story of the UN's last sixty-five years, its successes and turbulent past.

"This is a definitive account of the United Nations for a general audience, told by a master." --Jim Hoagland, The Washington Post

United Nations: A History begins with its creation in 1945. Although the organization was created to prevent war, many conflicts have arisen, ranging from the Korean War, to the Six-Day War, to genocide in Bosnia and Rwanda. Stanley Meisler's in-depth research examines the crises and many key political leaders. In this second edition, Meisler brings his popular history up to date with accounts of the power struggles of the last fifteen years, specifically spotlighting the terms of secretaries-general Boutros Boutros-Ghali, Kofi Annan, and Ban Ki-moon. This is an important, riveting, and impartial guide through the past and recent events of the sixty-five-year history of the United Nations.

"Balanced and insightful, this book is a must for anyone who wants to understand where the U.N. has been and, more importantly, how we might best use its potential for the future." --Thomas R. Pickering, former US ambassador to the UN


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  • Title United Nations: A History
  • Author Stanley Meisler
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition REV UPD
  • Pages 496
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Grove Press
  • Publication date 2011-12-13
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780802145291 / 0802145299
  • Weight 1.4 lbs (0.64 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.93 x 6.02 x 1.37 in (22.68 x 15.29 x 3.48 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 1940's
    • Chronological Period: 20th Century
    • Chronological Period: 21st Century
    • Chronological Period: 1950-1999
    • Holiday: Father's Day
  • Category Politics / Current Events
  • Library of Congress subjects United Nations - History
  • Dewey Decimal Code 341.23

About the author

Stanley Meisler was the author of the biography Kofi Annan: A Man of Peace in a World of War, the history United Nations: The First Fifty Years, and When The World Calls: The Inside Story Of The Peace Corps And Its First Fifty Years. Meisler served as a Los Angeles Times foreign and diplomatic correspondent for thirty years, assigned to Nairobi, Mexico City, Madrid, Toronto, Paris, Barcelona, the United Nations and Washington.

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