Blue helmet bureaucrats : United Nations peacekeeping and the reinvention of colonialism, 1945-1971 / Margot Tudor, University of Exeter.

By: Tudor, Margot, 1995- [author.]Material type: TextTextSeries: Human rights in historyPublisher: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2023Edition: First EditionDescription: 1 online resource photocopyContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781009264952Subject(s): United Nations -- Peacekeeping forces | Security, International | Conflict management -- International cooperation | World politics -- 1945-1955 | World politics -- 1955-Additional physical formats: Print version:: Blue helmet bureaucratsDDC classification: 341.584 LOC classification: JZ6374
Contents:
Introduction -- Testing the Waters, 1945-1955 -- Reckoning with Suez, 1956-1959 -- Imperial Aspirations, 1960-1961 -- Obstructing 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.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Testing the Waters, 1945-1955 -- Reckoning with Suez, 1956-1959 -- Imperial Aspirations, 1960-1961 -- Obstructing Determination, 1962-1963 -- From Stagnation to Insignificance, 1964-1971 -- Conclusion.

"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.

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