Research Catalog

Title

The United Nations under Kurt Waldheim, 1972-1982 / James Daniel Ryan.

Author

Ryan, James Daniel.

Publication

Lanham, Md. ; Scarecrow Press, 2001.

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Description

vii, 339 p. : ill., map; 22 cm.

Summary

• "Extraordinary in its detail, this year-by-year account chronicles the tenure of Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim as he struggled to lead the United Nations through the veritable diplomatic minefield of the Vietnam conflict and officiated over an increasingly difficult peace between the superpowers. He became secretary-general in a time of great challenge, presiding over an organization beset by financial crisis and doubt and criticism of even its longtime supporters.
• Included in The United Nations under Kurt Waldheim are both a chronology of Waldheim's decade-long reign, cataloging international events of enduring importance, and a narrative overview that highlights Waldheim's strengths while making clear why his unprecedented bid for a third term at the UN's helm ended in failure."--Jacket.

Series Statement

Partners for peace ; no. 4

Uniform Title

Partners for peace ; v. 4.

Subject

• Waldheim, Kurt
• United Nations > Biography
• World politics > 1975-1985
• Peacekeeping

Genre/Form

Biographies

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [311]-320) and index

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

The UN and the World: Prelude to the Waldheim Years -- Waldheim to the Helm: Piloting the UN in a Sea of Adversity -- Waldheim: Diplomat in Kissinger's Shadow -- Waldheim As World Leader -- The UN Quest for Peace -- Hopes Betrayed -- A More Dangerous World -- Chronology, 1971-1981 -- United Nations Members -- Excerpt from the Charter of the United Nations.

ISBN

0810837013 (alk. paper)

LCCN

^^2001020651

OCLC

• 46634207
• SCSB-10332247

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library