Lyt når som helst, hvor som helst

Nyd den ubegrænsede adgang til tusindvis af spændende e- og lydbøger - helt gratis

  • Lyt og læs så meget du har lyst til
  • Opdag et kæmpe bibliotek fyldt med fortællinger
  • Eksklusive titler + Mofibo Originals
  • Opsig når som helst
Start tilbuddet
DK - Details page - Device banner - 894x1036

No Enchanted Palace: The End of Empire and the Ideological Origins of the United Nations

Serier

4 of 8

Sprog
Engelsk
Format
Kategori

Historie

A groundbreaking interpretation of the intellectual origins of the United Nations

No Enchanted Palace traces the origins and early development of the United Nations, one of the most influential yet perhaps least understood organizations active in the world today. Acclaimed historian Mark Mazower forces us to set aside the popular myth that the UN miraculously rose from the ashes of World War II as the guardian of a new and peaceful global order, offering instead a strikingly original interpretation of the UN's ideological roots, early history, and changing role in world affairs.

Mazower brings the founding of the UN brilliantly to life. He shows how the UN's creators envisioned a world organization that would protect the interests of empire, yet how this imperial vision was decisively reshaped by the postwar reaffirmation of national sovereignty and the unanticipated rise of India and other former colonial powers. This is a story told through the clash of personalities, such as South African statesman Jan Smuts, who saw in the UN a means to protect the old imperial and racial order; Raphael Lemkin and Joseph Schechtman, Jewish intellectuals at odds over how the UN should combat genocide and other atrocities; and Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first prime minister, who helped transform the UN from an instrument of empire into a forum for ending it.

A much-needed historical reappraisal of the early development of this vital world institution, No Enchanted Palace reveals how the UN outgrew its origins and has exhibited an extraordinary flexibility that has enabled it to endure to the present day.

© 2009 Princeton University Press (E-bog): 9781400831661

Release date

E-bog: 28. september 2009

Andre kan også lide...

  1. The Wind From the East: French Intellectuals, the Cultural Revolution, and the Legacy of the 1960s – Second Edition: French Intellectuals, the Cultural Revolution, and the Legacy of the 1960s - Second Edition Richard Wolin
  2. The Politics of Petulance: America in an Age of Immaturity Alan Wolfe
  3. American Exceptionalism and Human Rights Michael Ignatieff
  4. The Rise of a New Left: How Young Radicals Are Shaping the Future of American Politics Raina Lipsitz
  5. The Literary Mafia: Jews, Publishing, and Postwar American Literature Josh Lambert
  6. When the News Broke: Chicago 1968 and the Polarizing of America Heather Hendershot
  7. Secret Reports on Nazi Germany: The Frankfurt School Contribution to the War Effort Herbert Marcuse
  8. The Conscience of a Conservative Barry M. Goldwater
  9. A History of Jewish-Muslim Relations: From the Origins to the Present Day Benjamin Stora
  10. The Culture of Contentment John Kenneth Galbraith
  11. Seeing Reds: The Red Scare of 1918-1919: Canada’s First War on Terror Daniel Francis
  12. The Columnist: Leaks, Lies, and Libel in Drew Pearson's Washington Donald A. Ritchie
  13. Recasting Bourgeois Europe: Stabilization in France, Germany, and Italy in the Decade after World War I Charles S. Maier
  14. The British Constitution: A Very Short Introduction, Second Edition Martin Loughlin
  15. Mussolini's Intellectuals: Fascist Social and Political Thought A. James Gregor
  16. Beyond States: Powers, Peoples and Global Order Anthony Pagden
  17. A World Safe for Commerce: American Foreign Policy from the Revolution to the Rise of China Dale C. Copeland
  18. Princeton Readings in Political Thought: Essential Texts since Plato - Revised and Expanded Edition Mitchell Cohen
  19. Rust Belt Union Blues: Why Working-Class Voters Are Turning Away from the Democratic Party Theda Skocpol
  20. A Critical Theory of Police Power: The Fabrication of the Social Order Mark Neocleous
  21. Adam Smith's America: How a Scottish Philosopher Became an Icon of American Capitalism Glory M. Liu
  22. Digging Deeper: How Archaeology Works Eric H. Cline
  23. Hammer and Hoe: Alabama Communists During the Great Depression Robin DG Kelley
  24. Arendt and Heidegger: The Fate of the Political Dana Villa
  25. Jesus Wars: How Four Patriarchs, Three Queens, and Two Emperors Decided What Christians Would Believe for the Next 1,500 years Philip Jenkins
  26. Tory Nation: The Dark Legacy of the World's Most Successful Political Party Samuel Earle
  27. The Collapse of Constitutional Remedies Aziz Z. Huq
  28. Journeys of the Mind: A Life in History Peter Brown
  29. You Talkin' To Me?: The Unruly History of New York English E.J. White
  30. Native American Resistance in the Midwest: The History and Legacy of the Wars that Pushed Indigenous Groups Out of the Region Charles River Editors
  31. Presidents, Populism, and the Crisis of Democracy William G. Howell
  32. Reconsidering Reparations Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò
  33. Uemura’s Reflections on the Mind of Plato Joseph Norio Uemura
  34. Black in White Space: The Enduring Impact of Color in Everyday Life Elijah Anderson
  35. Sartor Resartus Thomas Carlyle
  36. The South: Jim Crow and Its Afterlives Adolph L. Reed, Jr.
  37. Ahab's Rolling Sea: A Natural History of Moby-Dick: A Natural History of "Moby-Dick" Richard J. King
  38. After One Hundred Winters: In Search of Reconciliation on America's Stolen Lands Margaret D. Jacobs
  39. Fired Up about Capitalism Tom Malleson
  40. The Civil War as a Theological Crisis Mark A. Noll
  41. The Church of the Dead: The Epidemic of 1576 and the Birth of Christianity in the Americas Jennifer Scheper Hughes
  42. World of Our Fathers: The Journey of the East European Jews to America and the Life They Found and Made Irving Howe
  43. White Poverty: How Exposing Myths about Race and Class Can Reconstruct American Democracy Reverend Dr. William Barber II
  44. Plagues Upon the Earth: Disease and the Course of Human History Kyle Harper
  45. Liberty's Chain: Slavery, Abolition, and the Jay Family of New York David N. Gellman

Vælg dit abonnement

  • Over 600.000 titler

  • Download og nyd titler offline

  • Eksklusive titler + Mofibo Originals

  • Børnevenligt miljø (Kids Mode)

  • Det er nemt at opsige når som helst

Flex

For dig som vil prøve Mofibo.

89 kr. /måned
  • 1 konto

  • 20 timer/måned

  • Gem op til 100 ubrugte timer

  • Eksklusivt indhold hver uge

  • Fri lytning til podcasts

  • Ingen binding

Prøv gratis
Den mest populære

Premium

For dig som lytter og læser ofte.

129 kr. /måned
  • 1 konto

  • 100 timer/måned

  • Eksklusivt indhold hver uge

  • Fri lytning til podcasts

  • Ingen binding

Start tilbuddet

Unlimited

For dig som lytter og læser ubegrænset.

149 kr. /måned
  • 1 konto

  • Ubegrænset adgang

  • Eksklusivt indhold hver uge

  • Fri lytning til podcasts

  • Ingen binding

Start tilbuddet

Family

For dig som ønsker at dele historier med familien.

Fra 179 kr. /måned
  • 2-6 konti

  • 100 timer/måned pr. konto

  • Fri lytning til podcasts

  • Kun 39 kr. pr. ekstra konto

  • Ingen binding

2 konti

179 kr. /måned
Prøv gratis