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Overview'Against the World' maps South Africa's journey to increasing isolation in the United Nations, from a respected member in 1945 to a 'pariah' in the early 1960s, owing to the apartheid policy of separate development. The book reveals how South Africa became the main architect of its own growing isolation, since the country refused to modify domestic policies that alienated even its potential allies. Its low profile in debates and constant abstention on human rights instruments were seen as a lack of interest in global humanitarian affairs. Events unfold from 1945, when Field Marshall J.C. Smuts proposed the adoption of a Preamble to the United Nations Charter. Three years later, South Africa refused to sign the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Global criticism against apartheid intensified, until, in 1960, it culminated in calls from African members for economic and diplomatic sanctions. By 1961, South Africa had become isolated in the United Nations and was relegated to a moral wilderness. For the modern reader of history and social affairs, Against the World clarifies South Africa's past and present role in the evolution of international humanitarian law. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Jeremy SheararPublisher: Unisa Press Imprint: Unisa Press Weight: 0.545kg ISBN: 9781868885985ISBN 10: 1868885984 Pages: 416 Publication Date: 15 November 2011 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviews`A sophisticated and highly nuanced study which...offers new insight and understanding not only of South Africa's constantly anomalous situation within the world body but of the domestic personalities and the reasons for their acting in an often apparentl Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |