Fulfilling the Sacred Trust : The UN Campaign for International Accountability for Dependent Territories in the Era of Decolonization /

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"This book considers the UN campaign to extend the sort of activism that was invested in the Trusteeship System to the dependent territories of the victorious World War II allies" --

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Heiss, Mary Ann, 1961- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2020.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
United Nations.
United Nations > History > 20th century.
Self-determination, National.
Non-self-governing territories.
Decolonization.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Diplomacy
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: toward international accountability for all dependent territories
  • Laying the groundwork: International interest in non-self-governing territories
  • Fits and starts: the contours of international accountability emerge
  • Organizational foundations: the committee on information becomes operational
  • Rhetoric and routine: the last vestiges of western dominance
  • Taking off the gloves: new UN activism in the chapter XI territories
  • Power shifts: the full-on drive for accountability
  • Crossing the Rubicon: proponents of accountability take control
  • Activism triumphant: achieving international colonial accountability
  • Conclusion: international colonial accountability assessed.

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