Search for Peace: The Story of the United Nations - Hardcover

Jacobs, William Jay

9780684196527: Search for Peace: The Story of the United Nations

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0684196522 ISBN 13: 9780684196527

Publisher: Atheneum, 1994

Describes the creation of the United Nations following World War II and discusses its structure, its past successes and failures, its role in maintaining world peace, and prospects for the future of the organization.

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Gr. 7-10. Commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of the United Nations, this volume is intelligent, comprehensive, and well written. Logically organized, the book looks at the history of war and conflict over the centuries before discussing the specific events that led to the formation of the United Nations and critically evaluating its complex structure and specialized agencies. While frank in discussing the peacekeeping difficulties experienced by the UN, Jacobs is optimistic about the possibilities for world peace offered by the waning of the cold war. There is one quibbleIran is incorrectly referred to as an Arab country. Included is the often-mentioned but seldom seen Universal Declaration of Human Rights, as well as an extensive scholarly bibliography. The dust jacket is attractively designed; captioned photographs were not seen. This important book will give readers a new appreciation of an increasingly visible organization. Julie Corsaro

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