An Insider's Guide to the UN

by Linda Fasulo

Book Overview

Thoroughly revised and updated, a new edition of the most popular guide to the United Nations for students and interested readers "My UN bible. Linda Fasulo knows all the right questions and brings... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300141971
• ISBN13: 9780300141979
• Release Date: June 2009
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 262 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

The UN Primer

"An Insider's Guide to the UN" is an excellent, basic overview of the UN and the many agencies within. Should be required for anyone aspiring to or expressing interest in today's international world.

Simply the best educational tool on the UN

Harvard's Kennedy School of Government's long-time Dean calls this book "the indispensable source on the United Nations for everyone from students to diplomats." Tom Brokaw calls it a "must-read for anyone interested in international affairs." I enthusiastically concur and applaud Yale University Press for publishing this highly readable, balanced and informative guide to the UN.

An incredibly easy read of a complex subject

I found this book provides sophisticated insights into the inner workings of the U.N. in a very concise and easy-to-read manner. I strongly recommend it to those who are seriously interested in understanding the United Nations today.

Finally, a no-nonsense guide!

A very good book. Fasulo's guide boasts all the important details about the UN, but it is also refreshingly lively. Sometimes the author is opinionated, but she is clear when she is speaking from personal experience. It's also appropriate for the high school reader: I recommend this to all my model UN students.

The definitive guide to today's UN

I thoroughly enjoyed "An Insider's Guide to the UN," which is a must-read for anyone trying to assess the role of the United Nations in today's world. This highly readable 2004 Yale University publication has quickly established itself as the definitive book for anyone wishing to understand the UN as well as US-UN relations. Longtime UN correspondent Linda Fasulo (NPR,NBC) has distilled insights gleaned from her years of covering the UN in this lively and concise volume, which is brimming with candid reflections by leading US and UN diplomats and officials on the key issues facing the international community. The book thus combines a comprehensive overview of the UN's basic role with a savvy analysis of pivotal issues on the UN's current agenda. The result is a wonderful book that is an ideal introduction for students and general readers while also offering much that would be of interest to experts as well. In short, this is a very user-friendly guide to the UN, peppered with keen insights,fascinating photos, charts and useful appendices.