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.

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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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Book Title: The United Nations
Book Subtitle: History and Core Ideas
Authors: Laurence Peters
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-137-52866-7
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York
eBook Packages: Palgrave Intern. Relations & Development Collection, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2015
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-55736-0Published: 29 September 2015
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-52866-7Published: 29 April 2016
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 185
Topics: International Relations, International Organization, Political Theory, Political Philosophy, Political History, Political Science

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