Description
Book SynopsisThis short and well-written overview provides essential information on the history of international organizations (IOs), with particular focus on the League of Nations, the development of the United Nations, and the UN system. Starting at the beginning of the twentieth century, when there were very few international organizations in existence, A World Beyond Borders traces the growth of IOs through to the close of the century, when there were literally thousands at the heart of the international system.
Following this chronological order, the book examines how international organizations became the major legal, moral, and cultural forces that they are today, involved in all aspects of international relations including peacekeeping, disarmament, peace resolution, human rights, diplomacy, and environmentalism.
This book is the first in the Canadian Historical Association / University of Toronto Press International Themes and Issues Series, which is dedicated to
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements Abbreviations 1. Introduction to International Organizations 2. The League of Nations 3. Wartime Internationalism and the Birth of the UN 4. The United Nations in the Cold War Years 5. Regional and Other International Organizations 6. The World of International NGOs 7. The United Nations in the Modern Era Suggested Reading Appendices The Covenant of the League of Nations The Charter of the United Nations The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
