087167
New York
1995
15×22,5
meki
386
engleski
Price: 12,00 EUR
This is a non-fiction book by journalist Stanley Meisler, first published in 1995 to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the United Nations. The book provides an accessible and provocative survey of the UN's evolution from its founding in 1945 through the mid-1990s. Meisler organizes the history around various international crises and the leadership of the first five Secretaries-General. He profiles notable players such as Dag Hammarskjöld, Nikita Khrushchev, Ralph Bunche, and Daniel Patrick Moynihan. Author also covers the UN's role in the Korean War, the Suez Crisis, the Congo, the Cuban Missile Crisis, and the Persian Gulf War. He explores diplomatic triumphs alongside notable failures and "heartbreaks," including the quagmires in Somalia, Rwanda, and the former Yugoslavia. Meisler is known for not "pulling punches," particularly in his assessment of former Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim. The book is often cited as a "must-read" for understanding the UN's potential and history. It has been praised by figures like former U.S. Ambassador to the UN Thomas R. Pickering for being "balanced and insightful".
