Dumbarton Oaks: The Origins of the United Nations and the Search for Postwar Security [Hardcover]

Robert C. Hilderbrand (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0807818941 | ISBN-13: 978-0807818947 | Publication Date: July 1990 | Edition: 1st Edition.

Hilderbrand explains why, with the Second World War moving toward an Allied victory in the summer of 1944, the United States, Great Britain, the Soviet Union, and China began to give greater priority to protecting their own sovereignty than to preventing another global conflict. At Dumbarton Oaks, therefore, they essentially turned away from the organization of a forceful and active United Nations, creating a world body that created only the illusion of a powerful peacekeeping agency.

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Editorial Reviews

Review

A needed, useful, and important contribution to our understanding of World War II diplomacy and the history of international organization.
(Mark A. Stoler, author of Allies and Adversaries)

An impeccable history of the Dumbarton Oaks Conference, making full use of published documents and manuscript collections from the U.S. and U.K.
(Choice) --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

About the Author

Robert Hilderbrand is professor of history at University of South Dakota. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 2 pages
• Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Pr; 1st Edition. edition (July 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0807818941
• ISBN-13: 978-0807818947
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.5 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #666,891 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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