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Author:
Tudor, Margot, 1995- author.
Title:
Blue helmet bureaucrats : United Nations peacekeeping and the reinvention of colonialism, 1945-1971 / Margot Tudor, University of Exeter.
Edition:
First Edition.
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press,
Copyright Date:
2023
Description:
x, 324 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
Subject:
United Nations--Peacekeeping forces.
Nations Unies--Forces de maintien de la paix.
United Nations
Security, International.
Conflict management--International cooperation.
World politics--1945-1955.
World politics--1955-
Gestion des conflits--Cooperation internationale.
Politique mondiale--1945-1955.
Conflict management--International cooperation
Peacekeeping forces
Security, International
World politics
Since 1945
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Introduction -- Testing the Waters, 1945-1955 -- Reckoning with Suez, 1956-1959 -- Imperial Aspirations, 1960-1961 -- Obstructing Self-Determination, 1962-1963 -- From Stagnation to Insignificance, 1964-1971 -- Conclusion.
Summary:
"A history of colonial legacies in United Nations peacekeeping from 1945-1971, focusing on the influence of UN staff deployed to conflicts in the Global South. Margot Tudor identifies the unexplored colonial structures, racial prejudices, and organisational politics that shaped UN peacekeeping practices during the instability of decolonisation"-- Provided by publisher.
Series:
Human rights in history
ISBN:
1009264931
9781009264938
1009264923
9781009264921
OCLC:
(OCoLC)1351464493
LCCN:
2022049045
Locations:
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

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