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The United Nations

History and Core Ideas

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  1. Laurence Peters
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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Introduction

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    Pages 1-9

  3. Collective Security: The Classical Legacy

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    Pages 11-31

  4. A Global Forum Dedicated to the Prevention of Conflict: The Visionary Architects

    • Laurence Peters
    Pages 33-45

  5. Balancing the Powers: Kant’s Key Contribution

    • Laurence Peters
    Pages 47-58

  6. The Rise of International Law: The Decisive Contribution of Hugo Grotius

    • Laurence Peters
    Pages 59-68

  7. Sovereignty: The UN and the Westphalian Legacy

    • Laurence Peters
    Pages 69-79

  8. The UN and the Rise of the Humanitarian Tradition

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    Pages 81-95

  9. The Peaceful Settlement of Disputes

    • Laurence Peters
    Pages 97-107

  10. The Development of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

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    Pages 109-139

  11. Conclusion

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    Pages 141-143

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 145-185
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Before the UN could be created the idea of a global body dedicated to the preservation of peace had first to be imagined. The book traces the evolution of a complex web of ideas that emerged from the ancient world concerning the need for a governing body to control the actions of sovereign nations.

About the author

Laurence Peters currently directs the United Nations Association's only graduate seminar on the United Nations in Washington DC where he also teaches Politics of Education at Johns Hopkins University School of Education. After studying for a doctorate at the University of Michigan, Peters gained a law degree and became a counsel to a congressional education subcommittee. As a Senior Policy Advisor to the US Department of Education he took a special interest in education technology and has authored several books on global education including, From Digital Divide to Digital Opportunity (with Kuttan) (2003), Scaling Up Success (with Dede and Honan) (2005), and Global Education: Using Technology to Bring the World to Your Students (2009). He currently serves as an advisor to Partners for Transparency and is married with three children.

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