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The Parliament of Man: The Past, Present, and Future of the United Nations

The Parliament of Man: The Past, Present, and Future of the United Nations

by Paul M. Kennedy

“With all its defects, with all the failures that we can check up against it, the UN still represents man’s best-organized hope to substitute the conference table for the battlefield.” –Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1961 The signing of the United Nations Charter in 1945 was an unprecedented development in the history of humankind. For the first time, the world’s most powerful sovereign nation states came together to... (more)

Paris 1919: Six Months That Changed the World

Paris 1919: Six Months That Changed the World

by Margaret MacMillan

National Bestseller New York Times Editors’ Choice Winner of the PEN Hessell Tiltman Prize Winner of the Duff Cooper Prize Silver Medalist for the Arthur Ross Book Award of the Council on Foreign Relations Finalist for the Robert F. Kennedy Book Award For six months in 1919, after the end of “the war to end all wars,” the Big Three—President Woodrow Wilson, British prime minister David Lloyd George,... (more)

Woodrow Wilson and the American Diplomatic Tradition: The Treaty Fight in Perspective

Woodrow Wilson and the American Diplomatic Tradition: The Treaty Fight in Perspective

by Lloyd E. Ambrosius

Woodrow Wilson's contributions to the creation of the League of Nations as well as his failures in the Senate battles over the Versailles treaty are stressed in this account of his leadership in international affairs.

Dunant's Dream: War, Switzerland and the History of the Red Cross

Dunant's Dream: War, Switzerland and the History of the Red Cross

by Caroline Moorehead

Henry Dunant (Great Nobel prizes)Ellen Hart

Henry Dunant (Great Nobel prizes)

by Ellen Hart

The United Nations System and Its Predecessors: Volume II: Predecessors of the United Nations (United Nations System & Its Predecessors)

The United Nations System and Its Predecessors: Volume II: Predecessors of the United Nations (United Nations System & Its Predecessors)

In 1995 the United Nations celebrated its 50th anniversary, ensuring that public and scholarly interest in this increasingly important field of international politics is particularly high at this point in time. This two-volume set, reproducing official documents in this field (such as charters, statutes, and other legal instruments) provides easy access to the legal bases of international organizations. As such,... (more)

The United Nations System and Its Predecessors: Volume I: The United Nations System: Volume I/1, The United Nations; Volume I/2, Specialized Agencies and ... (United Nations System & Its Predecessors)

The United Nations System and Its Predecessors: Volume I: The United Nations System: Volume I/1, The United Nations; Volume I/2, Specialized Agencies and ... (United Nations System & Its Predecessors)

In 1995 the United Nations celebrated its 50th anniversary, ensuring that public and scholarly interest in this increasingly important field of international politics is particularly high at this point in time. This two-volume set, reproducing official documents in this field (such as charters, statutes, and other legal instruments) provides easy access to the legal bases of international organizations. As such,... (more)

Populist Nationalism: Republican Insurgency and American Foreign Policy Making, 1918-1925 (Contributions to the Study of World History)

Populist Nationalism: Republican Insurgency and American Foreign Policy Making, 1918-1925 (Contributions to the Study of World History)

by Karen A. J. Miller

An examination of the skillful political maneuvering of William Borah and Hiram Johnson, two of the post-war leaders of Republican progressivism, this study analyzes efforts to prevent U.S. entry into the League of Nations despite overwhelming support for the organization among both Democrats and Republicans. Following the debacle of the 1912 election, the leadership of the Republican Party embarked on a strategy... (more)

A dissertation on a congress of nationsWilliam Ladd