| Description |
1 online resource (204 pages) |
| Contents |
Front Cover -- In the Beginning: Secretary-General Trygve Lie and the Establishment of the United Nations -- Copyright information -- Dedication -- Table of contents -- List of Photographs -- List of abbreviations -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- The argument and contributions -- Theoretical approach and sources -- Book outline -- 1 Setting the Stage: The Creation of the UN and Expectations for the Role of the UN Secretary-General -- Introduction -- Earlier models: the League of Nations and International Labour Organization -- Wartime planning |
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The San Francisco conference and the Preparatory Commission -- The election of Trygve Lie as the first UN secretary-general -- Conclusion -- 2 Establishing Precedents: The Iranian Crisis, UN Membership and the Greek Civil War, 1946 -- Introduction -- The Iranian crisis at the United Nations, January-April 1946 -- Lie's legal memorandum, April 1946 -- Changes to the Security Council rules of procedure, May 1946 -- Lie's statement on UN membership, August 1946 -- The right to appoint investigative committees, September 1946 -- Conclusion |
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3 Urging Forceful Action: 'The Palestine Problem' and Management of Regional Conflicts, 1947-49 -- Introduction -- Deciding what to do with Palestine, February-November 1947 -- Implementing the partition of Palestine, December 1947-February 1948 -- Picking a fight with the US, February-April 1948 -- Persuading the Security Council to take forceful action, May 1948 -- Recruiting a UN armed guard, summer 1948 -- Conclusion -- 4 Building Bridges: The Cold War from Berlin to Korea, 1947-50 -- Introduction -- Lie's 'Cold War' strategy -- The Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan, 1947 |
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The Berlin Blockade, 1948-49 -- The outbreak of the Korean War, 1950 -- Conclusion -- 5 Advocating Global Interests: Trygve Lie's Peace Plan, 1950 -- Introduction -- Background: the Cold War in 1950 -- 'A twenty-year program to win peace through the United Nations', March-June 1950 -- Lie's peace tour -- Aftermath and Lie's re-appointment -- Conclusion -- 6 Administering the International: The International Civil Service and the UN Secretariat, 1946-53 -- Introduction -- Staffing the Secretariat -- Organization and leadership in the Secretariat -- Finding headquarters |
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The International Civil Service under attack from McCarthyism -- Lie's resignation from office, 1952 -- Conclusion -- Conclusion -- Political expansion, administrative contraction -- Beyond Lie: the later development of the office -- Institutions and individuals -- Appendix: UN Charter, Chapter XV: The Secretariat -- Article 97 -- Article 98 -- Article 99 -- Article 100 -- Article 101 -- Notes -- References -- Archival collections -- Columbia University, New York -- The National Archives of Norway, Oslo (NAN) -- The National Library of Norway, Oslo (NLN) |
| Summary |
This book reviews the formative years of the United Nations (UN) under its first Secretary-General Trygve Lie |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Lie, Trygve, 1896-1968
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| SUBJECT |
Lie, Trygve, 1896-1968 fast |
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United Nations -- History
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| SUBJECT |
United Nations fast |
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POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General
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International law.
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Law.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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History
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781529210446 |
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1529210445 |
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9781529210453 |
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1529210453 |
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