A World Beyond Borders: An Introduction to the History of International Organizations

220 Pages·2010·2.621 MB·English

by  David MacKenzie

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Historical Association
Canadian Société
Historical historique
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CHA SHC
Canadian Historical Association
Société historique du Canada
INTERNATIONAL THEMES AND ISSUES
A joint series of the Canadian Historical Association
and the University of Toronto Press
series editor | Beverly Lemire
1 A World Beyond Borders: An Introduction to the History of International
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A WORLD BEYOND BORDERS
An Introduction to the History of
International Organizations
DAVID MACKENZIE
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A world beyond borders : an introduction to the history of international organizations /
David MacKenzie.
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Contents
Acknowledgements vii
List of Abbreviations ix
List of Figures xiii
1 An Introduction to International Organizations 1
2 The League of Nations 9
3 Wartime Internationalism and International Organizations 33
4 The UN in the Cold War Years 57
5 Regional and Other International Organizations 81
6 The World of International NGOs 109
7 The UN in the Modern Era 125
appendices

A The Covenant of the League of Nations 143
B The Charter of the United Nations 153
C The Universal Declaration of Human Rights 179
References and Suggested Reading 185
Index 197
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Acknowledgements
There are always people to thank in writing a book and this one is no
exception. First I must thank Beverly Lemire and the other members of
the Canadian Historical Association committee for their support and advice
from the very beginning of the project. At various stages, the anonymous
readers offered sound criticism and advice that I found useful; hopefully,
their suggestions have helped me write a better book. Special thanks go to
Natalie Fingerhut of the University of Toronto Press, who has believed
in this project and guided it through to completion. Also, I would like to
thank Betsy Struthers for copy editing the manuscript, Beate Schwirtlich for
coordinating the book’s production at the University of Toronto Press, and
François Trahan for preparing the index. My wife, Teresa Lemieux, and
daughters, Claire and Elizabeth, have provided constant support, and to the
three of you I say, again, thank you.
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List of Abbreviations
ACCT l’Agence de Cooperation Culturelle et Technique
ACP African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States
AFTA ASEAN Free Trade Area
AMIS African Union Mission in Sudan
APEC Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation
ARF ASEAN Regional Forum
ASEAN Association of South East Asian Nations
AU African Union
BINGO business and industry NGO
BRAC Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee
CARE Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere
CARICOM Caribbean Community
CENTO Central Treaty Organization
CHR Commission on Human Rights
CIDI Inter-American Council for Integral Development
CIDSE Coopération internationale pour le développement et la
solidarité
CITEJA Comité International Technique d’Experts Juridiques
Aériens
CPLP Community of Portuguese Language Countries
DONGO donor-organized NGO
EAU UN Electoral Assistance Unit
EC European Community
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