Oxford Handbook of the United Nations

No reference book I have seen appears with such prestigious recommendations as this one; its foreword is written by the Secretary‐General of the UN, and those endorsing it on the back cover include the President of the International Court of Justice and a former High Commissioner for Human Rights, The authors declare that they aim to provide “a better understanding of the origins, history, problems and contributions of the United nations in the hope that this analysis would foster improved strategies and tactics”. To that end they have assembled 47 contributors, mostly English‐speaking academics, to produce 400,000 words. The resulting...