A History of the United Nations: Volume 2: The Age of Decolonization, 1955–1965

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This is the second volume of the first full-scale history of the United Nations. This volume deals with a period when the organization was involved with major crises over Suez, Hungary, Lebanon and India, the Congo, the Cuba Missile crisis and armed conflicts in West Irian, Yeman, Cyprus, Kashmir and the Dominican Republic. It covers the first four UN peace-keeping operations: in Sinai, the Congo, West Irian and Cyprus. Front Matter....Pages i-vii Introduction: the United Nations after a Decade....Pages 1-17 Round Two in the Middle East: the Suez War....Pages 18-57 Hungary....Pages 58-74 North Africa....Pages 75-103 South Africa....Pages 104-119 The Trusteeship System....Pages 120-143 Lebanon and Jordan....Pages 144-160 Cyprus....Pages 161-174 The Call for Decolonization Intensifies....Pages 175-197 The Role of the Secretary-General....Pages 198-216 The Congo....Pages 217-316 Goa....Pages 317-326 West Irian....Pages 327-347 Malaysia....Pages 348-358 Yemen....Pages 359-376 Cuba....Pages 377-406 Cyprus Again....Pages 407-442 The Crisis over Peace-keeping Costs....Pages 443-466 Round Two in Kashmir....Pages 467-490 The Dominican Republic....Pages 491-513 Conclusions: the Second Decade....Pages 514-548 Back Matter....Pages 549-568