In the Beginning (Hardcover)
Language: English
Published by Bristol University Press, 2023
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Hardcover. This book reviews the formative years of the United Nations (UN) under its first Secretary-General Trygve Lie.This welcome appraisal shows how the foundations for an expanded secretary-general role were laid during this period, and that Lie's contribution was greater than has later been acknowledged. The interplay of crisis decision-making, institutional constraints and the individuals involved thus built the foundations for the UN organization we know today.Addressing important wider questions of IGO creation, governance and autonomy, this is an incisive account of how the UN moved from paper to practice under Lie. This book reviews the formative years of the United Nations (UN) under its first Secretary-General Trygve Lie. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.
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- Title
- In the Beginning (Hardcover)
- Author
- Ellen J. Ravndal
- Publisher
- Bristol University Press
- Publication year
- 2023
- Condition
- new
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
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- 1529210437
- ISBN 13
- 9781529210439
This book reviews the formative years of the United Nations (UN) under its first Secretary-General Trygve Lie.
This welcome appraisal shows how the foundations for an expanded secretary-general role were laid during this period, and that Lie’s contribution was greater than has later been acknowledged. The interplay of crisis decision-making, institutional constraints and the individuals involved thus built the foundations for the UN organization we know today.
Addressing important wider questions of IGO creation, governance and autonomy, this is an incisive account of how the UN moved from paper to practice under Lie.
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