In the Beginning: Secretary-General Trygve Lie and the Establishment of the United Nations

by Ellen Ravndal

This book reviews the formative years of the United Nations (UN) under its first Secretary-General Trygve Lie.

This welcome appraisal shows how the foundations for an expanded secretary-general role were laid during this period, and that Lie's contribution was greater than has later been acknowledged. The interplay of crisis decision-making, institutional constraints and the individuals involved thus built the foundations for the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1529210437
• ISBN13: 9781529210439
• Release Date: January 2023
• Publisher: Bristol University Press
• Length: 204 Pages
• Weight: 1.03 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"