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Essays and photographs attempt to capture the essence of the United Nations and depict the individuals who have made UN history... More

As the 1990s place greater demands on the UN, this inspiring biography shows how Hammarskjold perfected the active but quiet diplomacy that proved successful in a series of seemingly hopeless situations, from the Suez Crisis to Indochina, and how he stood up for principle against the greatest powers... More

CONTENTS: Foreword The United Nations: Stuck in a Fog between Peacekeeping and Enforcement "Assertive Multilateralism": Rhetoric vs Reality Problems for U.S. Forces in Operations Beyond Peacekeeping Peace Support Operations: Implications for the U.S. Military General Discussion... More

Here is a superb narrative biography of the international diplomat and racialpioneer. Photos.Ralph Bunche was instrumental -- sometimes at great personal risk -- in finding peaceful solutions to incendiary conflicts around the world, while at the same time he was never far from the realities of raci... More

This widely acclaimed text, now in its fifth edition and translated into many languages, continues to present a clear, simple and concise introduction to chemical thermodynamics. An examination of equilibrium in the everyday world of mechanical objects provides the starting point for an accessible a... More

Is it possible and worthwhile to use the military in conjunction with humanitarian action to thwart violence and mitigate civilian suffering? This timely book seeks to answer this question by looking at the contemporary context and history of military-civilian interactions, developing a framework fo... More

It's summer 1889, a season of reckless stunts and river casualities in Niagara Falls. Four lives become entangled by the whirlpool at the Falls and the woods surrounding it. Darker and more sinister currents gain momentum and ultimately release them from their obsessions.... More