Blue helmet bureaucrats : United Nations peacekeeping and the reinvention of colonialism, 1945-1971 /
Margot Tudor, University of Exeter.
- First Edition.
- 1 online resource photocopy
- Human rights in history .
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"--
9781009264952
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United Nations--Peacekeeping forces.
Security, International. Conflict management--International cooperation. World politics--1945-1955. World politics--1955-