A Worldly Affair : New York, the United Nations, and the Story Behind Their Unlikely Bond /

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"For more than seven decades, New York City and the United Nations have shared the island of Manhattan, living and working together in a bond that has been likened to a long marriage-both tempestuous and supportive, quarrelsome and committed. A Worldly Affair tells the story of this hot and col...

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Autor principal: Hanlon, Pamela (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Empire State Editions, an Imprint of Fordham University Press, 2017.
Edición:First edition.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
United Nations.
United Nations > History.
LAW > International.
HISTORY > Modern > 20th Century.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > International Relations > Diplomacy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Regional Studies.
New York (State) > New York.
New York (N.Y.) > Histoire > 1951-
New York (N.Y.) > History > 1951-
History.
Electronic book.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface; Map: United Nations in New York; Timeline: New York Mayors and UN Secretaries General; Prologue; 1. City Rebuffed; 2. Suburbia Unnerved; 3. Cosmopolitan Charm; 4. Rockefellers to the Rescue; 5. Rise of a Cityscape Icon; 6. Smoothing out the Wrinkles; 7. Learning to Live Side by Side; Gallery; 8. Autumn in New York; 9. Tussle over Tickets; 10. Trio Created; 11. Making a Mark; 12. Quandary over Age; 13. Renewal of a Cityscape Icon; Epilogue; Acknowledgments; Notes; Sources; Index.

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