Publisher's Synopsis
This series examines the major historical topics through a mixture of narrative and analysis of the key issues involved. Each book is designed to introduce the reader to a wide range of exciting contemporary sources and aims to encourage readers in the handling and assessment of original historical material.;This volume discusses the role of the United Nations from its inception to the present day. The three main aims are to maintain international peace and security, to develop friendly relations between nations and to facilitate international co-operation in social, economic, cultural and humanitarian issues. It covers the major conflicts and crises that the UN has been involved in and discusses the reasons for the successes and failures of the UN's actions. The author debates the problems of UN intervention in economic and welfare matters, and also examines more general questions of the conflict between national and international interests. The text uses a variety of source material.;The author also wrote "The Russian Revolution", "China since 1945", and "Origins of the First World War".
