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""Hume has written a ground-breaking study . . . his analysis is thoughtful and objective in the best tradiiton of the practitioner scholar."" —Choice "" . . . a ground-breaking book written by a rising star of the American diplomatic service who was himself intimately involved in the Beekman Place negotiations . . . Mr. Hume . . . guides the reader through the complex diplomacy that surrounded the Iraq-Iran war, showing how the great powers came to recognize that ending the conflict was in their interests."" —Paul Lewis, New York Times Book Review ""Cameron Hume shows how the problems and perils arising from the war served as timely grist to the mills of the Security Council at the UN . . . This is something that well deserves to be saved from oblivion."" —The Economist "" . . . well-informed . . . an ably written diplomatic history that will be referred to for years to come by those who want to understand how the United Nations is meant to operate."" —Foreign Affairs ""This book describes how the member states operate, in good times and bad. And it does so with grace and insight."" —Gary Sick, Middle East Journal "" . . . a serious and insightful account of the changing role of the UN in the Iran-Iraq conflict . . . by an able diplomat who was directly involved."" —Shibley Telhami ""This insider's account of the revolutionary changes in the U.N. Security Council . . . is a major contribution to understanding why the U.N. and the Council are now more effective and more used. . . . a well-written, important book."" —U.S. Ambassador Thomas R. Pickering Hume's authoritative account follows the transformation of the Security Council, since 1985, from a stage for acrimonious public diplomacy into a forum where governments collaborate to settle regional disputes.

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Author:   Cameron R. Hume
Publisher:   Indiana University Press
Imprint:   Indiana University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 3.20cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.594kg
ISBN:  

9780253328748

ISBN 10:   0253328748
Pages:   288
Publication Date:   22 May 1994
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Preface Part One: In the Postwar World 1. A Structure for Diplomacy 2. Setting Out 3. Over the Edge to War 4. Five Years of War 5. The Permanent Members Part Two: The Turning Point 6. Signs of Change 7. Perez de Cuellar's Move 8. A Meeting of the Minds 9. Making It Work 10. Peacekeeping or Sanctions Part Three: A New Era 11. Diplomacy Yields to War 12. From Tragedy to Cease-Fire 13. The Permanent Members Working Together 14. Opening the New Era 15. Into the Future Documentary Annex Charter of the United Nations, Chapters VI and VII Negotiating Texts, 1987 and 1988 Annual Joint Statements of Permanent Members, 1987-1990 Table of Kuwait Resolutions, August-November 1990 Notes Bibliography Index

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CAMERON R. HUME, a U. S. Foreign Service Officer and former adviser to the U. S. Mission at the United Nations, is Deputy Chief of Mission at the U. S. Embassy to the Holy See. Beginning July 1994, he will become Minister-Counselor for Political Affairs at the U.S. Mission to the United Nations in New York, the #1 political affairs post under Madeleine Albright.

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