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Historical Dictionary of the International Food Agencies: FAO, WFP, WFC, IFAD
Inbunden, 1994
1345 kr
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Four world food organizations are based in Rome: FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization); WFP (World Food Programme- British spelling is used in Rome); WFC (World Food Council); and IFAD (International Fund for Agricultural Development). For obvious reasons, acronyms are widely used when discussing …
Historical Dictionary of International Organizations
Inbunden, 2009
1893 kr
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One of the most pervasive phenomena that distinguish the early 21st century is the prevalence of international organizations (IOs). There are IOs in virtually every sector: political, economic, trade, social, educational, scientific, defense, and so forth. Some IOs are restricted to clearly defined …
Historical Dictionary of NATO and Other International Security Organizations
E-bok, 2008
2816 kr
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The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is a military alliance established by the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty on April 4, 1949. The treaty was signed by Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxemburg, France, United Kingdom, United States, Canada, Portugal, Italy, Norway, Denmark and Iceland. …
Historical Dictionary of the League of Nations
E-bok, 2006
1356 kr
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Created in 1919, shortly after World War I, the League of Nations was principally designed to put an end to war. But it went into hibernation when World War II broke out, and was formally wound up in 1946. Not having achieved its primary objective, it was deemed a failure. However, the many …
Historical Dictionary of the International Monetary Fund
Av Sarah Tenney, Norman K. Humphreys
Inbunden, 2011
1838 kr
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In its more than 65 years of existence, the International Monetary Fund has evolved from a small, obscure international agency, with new and uncertain responsibilities, into a powerful institution that today has assumed center stage in the international monetary system. It is a remarkable story of …
Historical Dictionary of International Organizations in Asia and the Pacific
Inbunden, 2014
1556 kr
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Historical Dictionary of International Organizations in Asia and the Pacific, Second Edition covers global, international, and regional organizations in Asia and the Pacific, and encompasses both governmental and non-governmental organizations. This second edition covers the history through a …
Historical Dictionary of Multinational Peacekeeping
Inbunden, 2010
1697 kr
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As long as there have been wars, there have been peace processes to settle them. In the 12th century BC, the Egyptians and Hittites concluded one of the earliest peace treaties still in existence. Peacekeeping as understood as a modern concept emerged out of the League of Nations after World War I. …
Historical Dictionary of International Organizations
E-bok, 2009
2087 kr
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One of the most pervasive phenomena that distinguish the early 21st century is the prevalence of international organizations (IOs). There are IOs in virtually every sector: political, economic, trade, social, educational, scientific, defense, and so forth. Some IOs are restricted to clearly defined …
Historical Dictionary of Multinational Peacekeeping
E-bok, 2010
1926 kr
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As long as there have been wars, there have been peace processes to settle them. In the 12th century BC, the Egyptians and Hittites concluded one of the earliest peace treaties still in existence. Peacekeeping as understood as a modern concept emerged out of the League of Nations after World War I. …
Historical Dictionary of the International Monetary Fund
Av Sarah Tenney, Norman K. Humphreys
E-bok, 2011
2026 kr
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In its more than 65 years of existence, the International Monetary Fund has evolved from a small, obscure international agency, with new and uncertain responsibilities, into a powerful institution that today has assumed center stage in the international monetary system. It is a remarkable story of …
Historical Dictionary of the World Health Organization
Inbunden, 2012
2183 kr
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The WHO’s history spans a period of over six decades, with particular emphasis on the past twenty years. This has been a particularly busy period in WHO’s development, given the transition from international to global health cooperation, and thus the need to adapt to important changes in its …
Historical Dictionary of the World Health Organization
E-bok, 2012
2287 kr
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The WHO’s history spans a period of over six decades, with particular emphasis on the past twenty years. This has been a particularly busy period in WHO’s development, given the transition from international to global health cooperation, and thus the need to adapt to important changes in its …
Historical Dictionary of Inter-American Organizations
Av David W. Dent, Larman C. Wilson
Inbunden, 2013
2260 kr
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The Historical Dictionary of Inter-American Organizations covers the changing world of inter-American and international organizations that have played an important role in bilateral and multilateral efforts to solve a wide range of problems that have confronted the nations of the Western …
Historical Dictionary of Inter-American Organizations
Av David W. Dent, Larman C. Wilson
E-bok, 2013
2494 kr
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The Historical Dictionary of Inter-American Organizations covers the changing world of inter-American and international organizations that have played an important role in bilateral and multilateral efforts to solve a wide range of problems that have confronted the nations of the Western …
Historical Dictionary of the World Bank
Av Sarah Tenney, Anne C. Salda
Inbunden, 2013
2120 kr
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When it was founded back in 1944 no one could possibly have foreseen how the World Bank – known more formally as the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) – would flourish. Today, with 188 members, it is by far the largest lender for projects in agriculture, health, …
Historical Dictionary of the World Bank
Av Sarah Tenney, Anne C. Salda
E-bok, 2013
2355 kr
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When it was founded back in 1944 no one could possibly have foreseen how the World Bank – known more formally as the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) – would flourish. Today, with 188 members, it is by far the largest lender for projects in agriculture, health, …
Historical Dictionary of International Organizations in Africa and the Middle East
Inbunden, 2015
2542 kr
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The Historical Dictionary of International Organizations in Africa and the Middle East focuses on international organizations in Africa. And the Middle East. This makes sense for political, cultural, and geographical reasons. North African countries, and many located in the Sahel region, are …
Historical Dictionary of the European Union
Av Finn Laursen
Inbunden, 2015
1556 kr
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The current European Union (EU) has existed since 1 November 1993. It emerged from the Treaty of Maastricht largely negotiated during 1991. But the history of European integration goes further back. The Schuman Declaration of 9 May 1950 led to the creation of the European Coal and Steel Community …
Historical Dictionary of the European Union
Av Finn Laursen
E-bok, 2015
1577 kr
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The current European Union (EU) has existed since 1 November 1993. It emerged from the Treaty of Maastricht largely negotiated during 1991. But the history of European integration goes further back. The Schuman Declaration of 9 May 1950 led to the creation of the European Coal and Steel Community …
Historical Dictionary of Human Rights and Humanitarian Organizations
Av Thomas E. Doyle, II, Robert F. Gorman m. fl.
Inbunden, 2016
1697 kr
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The Historical Dictionary of Human Rights and Humanitarian Organizations, Third Edition defines the core concepts of human rights and humanitarian law. It relates the major international legal agreements related to human rights and names the diverse intergovernmental organizations which are …
Historical Dictionary of International Relations
Av Peter Lamb, Fiona Robertson-Snape
Inbunden, 2017
1345 kr
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The Historical Dictionary of International Relations is a general guide to the theory and practice of the relations between states, and between states and other actors on the world stage. It introduces readers to the real world operations of international relations, and is thus concerned with the …
Historical Dictionary of the United Nations
Inbunden, 2017
2401 kr
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At a time of profound transformations in international relations, the second edition of Historical Dictionary of the United Nations maps out the continuing and deepening role and relevance of the United Nations in the maintenance of peace and the promotion of development and human rights. Focusing …
Historical Dictionary of Brexit
Av Finn Laursen
Inbunden, 2021
1556 kr
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Brexit is the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union. The relationship between Great Britain and the European Union is a long and complicated one, the UK opted out of a membership in the EU (or then European Economic Community) back in 1950, set up a rival group known as the …
Historical Dictionary of Arab and Islamic Organizations
Av Sarah Tenney
Inbunden, 2020
1204 kr
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The Historical Dictionary of Arab and Islamic Organizations focuses on international and regional organizations primarily in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. With more than 300 cross-referenced entries, this volume includes both major and minor organizations. While the emphasis is on …
Historical Dictionary of Multinational Peacekeeping
Inbunden, 2021
2328 kr
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Conflicts require a process to guide the belligerents from the battle field to mutual cooperation. But how does one provide the conflict stabilization for this peace process to operate? Peacekeeping emerged as one of these tools and has evolved to become an important element to support the peace …
Historical Dictionary of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Inbunden, 2022
3528 kr
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Established in the aftermath of World War II, UNESCO succinctly states its peace mission as well as its peaceful resolution to peace in its Constitution—constructing the “defenses of peace” in the minds of peoples on the “intellectual and moral” grounds. For more than seven decades, UNESCO has been …
