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This book reviews the formative years of the United Nations (UN) under its first Secretary-General Trygve Lie.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ravndal, Ellen Jenny, 1984- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bristol, UK : Bristol University Press, 2023.
Temas:
Lie, Trygve, > 1896-1968
United Nations > History.
United Nations
POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General
International law.
Law.
Electronic books.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front Cover
  • In the Beginning: Secretary-General Trygve Lie and the Establishment of the United Nations
  • Copyright information
  • Dedication
  • Table of contents
  • List of Photographs
  • List of abbreviations
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction
  • The argument and contributions
  • Theoretical approach and sources
  • Book outline
  • 1 Setting the Stage: The Creation of the UN and Expectations for the Role of the UN Secretary-General
  • Introduction
  • Earlier models: the League of Nations and International Labour Organization
  • Wartime planning
  • The San Francisco conference and the Preparatory Commission
  • The election of Trygve Lie as the first UN secretary-general
  • Conclusion
  • 2 Establishing Precedents: The Iranian Crisis, UN Membership and the Greek Civil War, 1946
  • Introduction
  • The Iranian crisis at the United Nations, January-April 1946
  • Lie's legal memorandum, April 1946
  • Changes to the Security Council rules of procedure, May 1946
  • Lie's statement on UN membership, August 1946
  • The right to appoint investigative committees, September 1946
  • Conclusion
  • 3 Urging Forceful Action: 'The Palestine Problem' and Management of Regional Conflicts, 1947-49
  • Introduction
  • Deciding what to do with Palestine, February-November 1947
  • Implementing the partition of Palestine, December 1947-February 1948
  • Picking a fight with the US, February-April 1948
  • Persuading the Security Council to take forceful action, May 1948
  • Recruiting a UN armed guard, summer 1948
  • Conclusion
  • 4 Building Bridges: The Cold War from Berlin to Korea, 1947-50
  • Introduction
  • Lie's 'Cold War' strategy
  • The Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan, 1947
  • The Berlin Blockade, 1948-49
  • The outbreak of the Korean War, 1950
  • Conclusion
  • 5 Advocating Global Interests: Trygve Lie's Peace Plan, 1950
  • Introduction
  • Background: the Cold War in 1950
  • 'A twenty-year program to win peace through the United Nations', March-June 1950
  • Lie's peace tour
  • Aftermath and Lie's re-appointment
  • Conclusion
  • 6 Administering the International: The International Civil Service and the UN Secretariat, 1946-53
  • Introduction
  • Staffing the Secretariat
  • Organization and leadership in the Secretariat
  • Finding headquarters
  • The International Civil Service under attack from McCarthyism
  • Lie's resignation from office, 1952
  • Conclusion
  • Conclusion
  • Political expansion, administrative contraction
  • Beyond Lie: the later development of the office
  • Institutions and individuals
  • Appendix: UN Charter, Chapter XV: The Secretariat
  • Article 97
  • Article 98
  • Article 99
  • Article 100
  • Article 101
  • Notes
  • References
  • Archival collections
  • Columbia University, New York
  • The National Archives of Norway, Oslo (NAN)
  • The National Library of Norway, Oslo (NLN)

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