ABSTRACT
Differing interpretations of the history of the United Nations on the one hand conceive of it as an instrument to promote colonial interests while on the other emphasize its influence in facilitating self-determination for dependent territories. The authors in this book explore this dynamic in order to expand our understanding of both the achievements and the limits of international support for the independence of colonized peoples. This book will prove foundational for scholars and students of modern history, international history, and postcolonial history.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|59 pages
The politics of oversight
chapter 1|17 pages
National prerogatives versus international supervision
chapter 2|21 pages
A challenge to the system
chapter 3|19 pages
The United Nations, Italian decolonization, and the 1949 Bevin-Sforza plan
part II|67 pages
Decolonizing global governance?
chapter 4|22 pages
The United Nations between “old boys’ club” and a changing world order
chapter 5|22 pages
“A crisis of confidence”
part III|85 pages
Unraveling empire