Decolonization and World Peace

by Brian Urquhart

Book Overview

Brian Urquhart's remarkable career in the United Nations began when the UN was founded in 1945 and ended in 1986 after a twelve-year tenure as Under Secretary-General for Special Political Affairs--the equivalent of commander of UN peacekeeping operations. Among the many revolutions he observed during that period was the process of decolonization, which completely changed the geopolitical map of the world and the conditions under which governments...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0292715595
• ISBN13: 9780292715592
• Release Date: August 1989
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 133 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"