TY  - BOOK
AU  - Heiss,Mary Ann
TI  - Fulfilling the sacred trust: the UN campaign for international accountability for dependent territories in the era of decolonization 
SN  - 9781501752711
AV  - JV151 .H45 2020
U1  - 341.2/8 23
PY  - 2020///
CY  - Ithaca [New York]
PB  - Cornell University Press
KW  - United Nations
KW  - History
KW  - 20th century
KW  - fast
KW  - Decolonization
KW  - Non-self-governing territories
KW  - Self-determination, National
KW  - Décolonisation
KW  - Territoires non autonomes
KW  - Droit des peuples à disposer d'eux-mêmes
KW  - POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Diplomacy
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - 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
N2  - "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" --
UR  - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=2439237
ER  -