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      In Search of Namibian Independence
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      The Limitations of the United Nations

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      The Limitations of the United Nations
      ByGeisa Maria Rocha
      Edition 1st Edition
      First Published 1984
      eBook Published 19 July 2019
      Pub. Location New York
      Imprint Routledge
      DOI https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429047138
      Pages 200
      eBook ISBN 9780429047138
      Subjects Politics & International Relations
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      Rocha, G.M. (1984). In Search of Namibian Independence: The Limitations of the United Nations (1st ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429047138

      ABSTRACT

      Focusing on the Namibian issue and how it has been handled in the United Nations since 1945, this book discusses the limitations of the UN as a political institution and assesses its ability to manage crises and control conflicts. The UN was established to help maintain international peace and security; since its founding, however, the independence and sovereignty of member states has come to take precedence over the organization's original goals. As a result, contends Ms. Rocha, the UN may be viewed as a passive arena where political actors pursue their policies and priorities in response to the larger realities and forces governing world politics. In the case of Namibia, the UN simply cannot take significant action in expelling the illegal South African administration without the support of the few powerful members who provide it with resources. She concludes that the liberation of Namibia rests ultimately with the Namibian people themselves and the ability of SWAPO to intensify its armed struggle, thereby causing South Africa to consider its presence in Namibia more a liability than an asset.

      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      chapter |5 pages

      Introduction

      chapter 1|25 pages

      The United Nations and the Maintenance of International Peace and Security

      chapter 2|29 pages

      Namibia, the United Nations, and the Wasted Years, 1946–1966

      chapter 3|33 pages

      Namibia: A Unique United Nations Responsibility? 1966–1976

      chapter 4|56 pages

      Intervention of the Five Western Countries: Alternative to the United Nations Action?

      chapter |8 pages

      Conclusions

      chapter |7 pages

      Postscript

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