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Act of creation : the founding of the United Nations : a story of superpowers, secret agents, wartime allies and enemies, and their quest for a peaceful world
- Title
- Act of creation : the founding of the United Nations : a story of superpowers, secret agents, wartime allies and enemies, and their quest for a peaceful world / Stephen C. Schlesinger.
- Author
- Schlesinger, Stephen C.
- Publication
- Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press, c2003.
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Details
- Description
- xviii, 374 p., [8] p. of plates : ill.; 25 cm.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 349-355) and index.
- Contents
- The takeover -- The League follies : Wilson and Roosevelt -- The unlikely pilgrimage of Leo Pasvolsky -- Yalta and aftermath : Roosevelt's last acts -- Truman and Stettinius : the awkward alliance -- Secret agents, big powers -- Americanizing the conference -- The bitter trade-off -- Full-court press -- The amendment marathon -- Rockefeller's bounty : the regional option -- The twenty-three questions -- The mission to Moscow -- The final battles -- The fall of Stettinius -- The ratification story.
- Call Number
- JSE 03-1920
- ISBN
- 0813333245 (hbk. : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2003014600
- OCLC
- 52520112
- Author
- Schlesinger, Stephen C.
- Title
- Act of creation : the founding of the United Nations : a story of superpowers, secret agents, wartime allies and enemies, and their quest for a peaceful world / Stephen C. Schlesinger.
- Imprint
- Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press, c2003.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 349-355) and index.
- Research Call Number
- JSE 03-1920