Fulfilling the sacred trust : the UN campaign for international accountability for dependent territories in the era of decolonization /
Heiss, Mary Ann, 1961-
Fulfilling the sacred trust : the UN campaign for international accountability for dependent territories in the era of decolonization / Mary Ann Heiss. - 1 online resource (viii, 293 pages)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction : toward international accountability for all dependent territories -- Laying the groundwork : international interest in non-self-governing territories -- Fits and starts : the contours of international accountability emerge -- Organizational foundations : the committee on information becomes operational -- Rhetoric and routine : the last vestiges of western dominance -- Taking off the gloves : new UN activism in the chapter XI territories -- Power shifts : the full-on drive for accountability -- Crossing the Rubicon : proponents of accountability take control -- Activism triumphant : achieving international accountability for all dependent territories -- Conclusion : international accountability assessed.
"This book considers the UN campaign to extend the sort of activism that was invested in the Trusteeship System to the dependent territories of the victorious World War II allies" --
9781501752711 electronic book 1501752715 electronic book 9781501752728 electronic book 1501752723 electronic book hardcover
22573/ctvx0q8xv JSTOR
2020007240
United Nations--History--20th century.
United Nations.
1900-1999
Decolonization.
Non-self-governing territories.
Self-determination, National.
Décolonisation.
Territoires non autonomes.
Droit des peuples à disposer d'eux-mêmes.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Diplomacy
Decolonization.
Non-self-governing territories.
Self-determination, National.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
History.
JV151 / .H45 2020
341.2/8
Fulfilling the sacred trust : the UN campaign for international accountability for dependent territories in the era of decolonization / Mary Ann Heiss. - 1 online resource (viii, 293 pages)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction : toward international accountability for all dependent territories -- Laying the groundwork : international interest in non-self-governing territories -- Fits and starts : the contours of international accountability emerge -- Organizational foundations : the committee on information becomes operational -- Rhetoric and routine : the last vestiges of western dominance -- Taking off the gloves : new UN activism in the chapter XI territories -- Power shifts : the full-on drive for accountability -- Crossing the Rubicon : proponents of accountability take control -- Activism triumphant : achieving international accountability for all dependent territories -- Conclusion : international accountability assessed.
"This book considers the UN campaign to extend the sort of activism that was invested in the Trusteeship System to the dependent territories of the victorious World War II allies" --
9781501752711 electronic book 1501752715 electronic book 9781501752728 electronic book 1501752723 electronic book hardcover
22573/ctvx0q8xv JSTOR
2020007240
United Nations--History--20th century.
United Nations.
1900-1999
Decolonization.
Non-self-governing territories.
Self-determination, National.
Décolonisation.
Territoires non autonomes.
Droit des peuples à disposer d'eux-mêmes.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Diplomacy
Decolonization.
Non-self-governing territories.
Self-determination, National.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
History.
JV151 / .H45 2020
341.2/8