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Book SynopsisThis text explores a transformational period in the history of the United Nations, one during which the attention of the organization became increasingly focused on North-South issues of colonialism, neo-imperialism, and the unequal distribution of global wealth.
Table of ContentsChapter 1 Introduction: From Hammarskjöld to Thant Chapter 2 1 Early Crises: The Congo and Cuba Chapter 3 Appendix 1A The Nuclear Test Ban Treaty 1963 Chapter 4 2 Peacekeeping in the Third World Chapter 5 3 Man of the Third World Chapter 6 4 The New Majority and the United States: The Fiscal Crisis and Vietnam Chapter 7 Appendix 4A The Dominican Crisis, 1965 Chapter 8 5 Final Disappointments: The 1967 Arab-Israeli War and the India-Pakistan War of 1971 Chapter 9 Appendix 5A The China Question, 1961-1971 Chapter 10 6 Assessment Chapter 11 Chronology, 1961-1974 Chapter 12 Appendix A United Nations Members Chapter 13 Appendix B Excerpt from the Charter of the United Nations Chapter 14 Bibliography Chapter 15 Index Chapter 16 About the Author
