TY - BOOK AU - Alger,Chadwick F. TI - The United Nations system: a reference handbook SN - 1851098054 (hardcover : alk. paper) : AV - JZ4986 .A44 2006 U1 - 341.23 22 PY - 2006/// CY - Santa Barbara, Calif. PB - ABC-CLIO KW - United Nations KW - History N1 - 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 UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0518/2005025406.html ER -