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Fulfilling the Sacred Trust : The UN Campaign for International Accountability for Dependent Territories in the Era of Decolonization /
"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" --
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Ithaca [New York] :
Cornell University Press,
2020.
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| Series: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- 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.