UN Ideas That Changed the World
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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780253221186 |
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Publisher: | Indiana University Press |
Publication date: | 09/01/2009 |
Series: | United Nations Intellectual History Project Series |
Pages: | 336 |
Sales rank: | 935,071 |
Product dimensions: | 6.10(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.10(d) |
Age Range: | 18 Years |
About the Author
Table of Contents
List of AbbreviationsList of Figures and Boxes Acknowledgments Foreword by [TBA]IntroductionI. UNIHP at a Glance1. Overview2. "Three UNs" and Their ImpactII. United Nations Ideas that Shaped the World3. Human Rights: From Aspiration to Implementation 4. Gender and Women's Rights: From Empowerment to Equality5. Development Policies: From National and Regional Perspectives to Beyond6. International Economic Relations: From National Interests to Global Solidarity 7. Development Ideologies: From Planning to Markets8. Social Development: From Sectoral to Integrated Perspectives9. Sustainability: From Protecting the Environment to Preserving Ecological Systems10. Peace and Human Security: From States to Individuals11. Human Development: From Narrower to Broader Horizons III. A Future for the UN and the Planet12. A Balance Sheet13. Challenges Ahead14. Strengthening Global GovernanceNotesIndexAbout the AuthorsAbout UNIHPWhat People are Saying About This
This vital book and the entire UN Intellectual History Project capture the path-breaking ideas that have brought about deep transformation to our world. . . . At this time when we face multiple threats to development, it is vital to reclaim and renew this legacy of the UN.
UN Ideas That Changed the World captures a 'lost' history--the UN's extraordinary contribution to economic and social ideas and action in the modern world. Jolly, Emmerij, and Weiss . . . argue that the UN's contribution will be indispensable in the future, and they are right.
I am ever more persuaded that the United Nations has a vital and inescapable role in the 21st century. The lessons since 1945, as set out in the United Nations Intellectual History Project Series, contain many insights for our common future. . . . UN ideas have been among the world organization's most important achievements. . . . This project will continue to inspire innovation and scholarship for many decades to come.
How many divisions has the UN? This transposed version of Stalin's shortsighted question directed again the pope has been asked so often that it is time for an answer. Readers will find it in UN Ideas That Changed the World. . . . As superbly told here, the UN's ideas--normative and descriptive, statistical and interpretive--are the heavy divisions that have given the UN the influence it has wielded for the past sixty years.
UN Ideas That Changed the World is an insightful and thought-provoking book. It is also a landmark work that comes at a critical moment in history. . . . UN intellectual leadership and collective imagination are more needed than ever to translate values and ideas into action for the common good.
How many divisions has the UN? This transposed version of Stalin's shortsighted question directed again the pope has been asked so often that it is time for an answer. Readers will find it in UN Ideas That Changed the World. . . . As superbly told here, the UN's ideas—normative and descriptive, statistical and interpretive—are the heavy divisions that have given the UN the influence it has wielded for the past sixty years.