Parliament Of Man - Softcover

Kennedy, Paul

Softcover

ISBN 10: 155468000X ISBN 13: 9781554680009

Publisher: Harper Perennial, 2007

Synopsis

Is the United Nations still relevant? It’s a fair question, given the 2003 American steamrolling of the UN Security Council. Beginning with the origins of the UN following the Second World War, Paul Kennedy explores the inherent and unavoidable tension between sovereignty and internationalism that defines the organization. He looks at its evolution, including the conundrum of the Security Council and the often disappointing record of the UN’s human rights agenda. Compulsory reading for those who recognize that we are all global citizens in an expanding world, The Parliament of Man puts forth a provocative discussion of the present and future roles of the United Nations.

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About the Author

PAUL KENNEDY is Dilworth professor of history and director of international security studies at Yale University. He is the author and editor of fourteen books, including The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers, which has been translated into more than twenty languages and was named by The Times Literary Supplement as one of the 100 Most Influential Books since the Second World War. Professor Kennedy lives in Connecticut.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harper Perennial
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 155468000X
• ISBN 13: 9781554680009
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 384