Fulfilling the sacred trust : the UN campaign for international accountability for dependent territories in the era of decolonization / Mary Ann Heiss.

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Heiss, Mary Ann, 1961- [author.]

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9781501752711
1501752715
9781501752728
1501752723

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Fulfilling the sacred trustDDC classification:

341.2/8 23

LOC classification:

JV151 .H45 2020

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Contents:

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.

Summary: "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" -- Provided by publisher.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

"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" -- Provided by publisher.

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