The United Nations system :

Alger, Chadwick F., 1924-

The United Nations system : a reference handbook / Chadwick F. Alger. - Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, c2006. - 375 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - Contemporary world issues .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Background and history -- Problems, controversies, and solutions -- The ambivalent participation of the United States in the UN system -- Chronology of the emergence and development of the UN system -- Facts and data -- Alternative futures for the UN system -- Directory of organizations, associations, and agencies -- Biographical sketches of present heads of UN system organizations -- Selected print and nonprint resources.

1851098054 (hardcover : alk. paper) : 50.00


United Nations--History.


History.--United Nations.

JZ4986 / .A44 2006

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