UN peacekeeping : myth and reality / Andrzej Sitkowski ; foreword by Tadeusz Mazowiecki.
UN peacekeeping : myth and reality / Andrzej Sitkowski ; foreword by Tadeusz Mazowiecki.
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Westport, Conn. ; London : Praeger Security International, c2006.
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N341.584/ 58
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English
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Physical content
xvii, 189 p. ; 25 cm.
Contents
Script -- Main actors performance -- Betrayal in Palestine and its legacy (Middle East) -- Stumbling into war (the Congo) -- Mission accomplished (Namibia) -- The failed authority (Cambodia) -- Defeated by warlords (Somalia) -- Witnesses to genocide (Rwanda) -- The predictable disaster (ex-Yugoslavi...
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Publisher
Westport, Conn. ; London : Praeger Security International, c2006.
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Connecticut
Date Published
c2006.
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"Sitkowski offers a critical re-appraisal of the fundamental principles of peacekeeping, including both the largest successes (Namibia) and worst disasters (Rwanda). Drawing heavily on personal accounts, the book is solidly anchored in official primary sources originating from the UN, national governments, parliamentary inquiries (Dutch, French and...
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UN peacekeeping : myth and reality / Andrzej Sitkowski ; foreword by Tadeusz Mazowiecki.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N341.584/ 58
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74VKJX74BVaZ
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKJX74BVaZ
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0275992144 (alk. paper)
9780275992149 (alk. paper)
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341.584
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991022200279702626