Synopses & Reviews
In this third edition, prominent news correspondent Linda Fasulo updates and revises her lively, comprehensive, and authoritative guide to the United Nations, including candid insights from US and UN diplomats and officials as well as experts. Fasuloandrsquo;s popular book carefully describes the UN system while covering issues as diverse as terrorism, peacekeeping, climate change, R2P (responsibility to protect), and sustainable development.and#160;
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andldquo;Linda Fasuloandrsquo;s book will become the indispensable source on the United Nations for everyone from students to diplomats. I keep it handy on my desk.andrdquo;andmdash;Joseph S. Nye, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
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andldquo;No one knows the big picture and inner workings of the UN better than Linda Fasulo. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in international affairs.andrdquo;andmdash;Tom Brokaw, NBC News
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andldquo;A sprightly, authoritative tour of the UNandrsquo;s complexand#160;institutions, operations, history, personalities, and mostand#160;important issues. My students find it superbly equips them with a solid understanding of the UN.andrdquo;andmdash;John Hubbel Weiss, Cornell University
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andldquo;Fasulo brings to the fore the issues and controversies that surround todayandrsquo;s United Nations.andrdquo;andmdash;Ambassador Joseph H. Melrose, Jr., National Model United Nations
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"No one knows the big picture and inner workings of the UN better than Linda Fasulo. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in international affairs."and#8212;Tom Brokaw
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andquot;A sprightly, authoritative tour of the UNand#39;s complexandnbsp;institutions, operations, history, personalities and mostandnbsp;important issues. My students find it superbly equips them with a solid understanding of the UN.andquot;andmdash;John Hubbel Weiss, Cornell University
Synopsis
Termed and#8220;the indispensable source on the United Nationsand#8221; by Joseph S. Nye of Harvardand#8217;s Kennedy School of Government, this book is now fully revised and updated to include new material on fragile states, R2P (responsibility to protect), recent Security Council issues such as the revolts in Libya and Syria, and a greatly expanded section on understanding and participating in a Model UN.
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"This easily readable overview of the main activities of the United Nations system provides the reader with an appreciation of its complexity and of its many programs and agencies."and#8212;James S. Sutterlin, author of The United Nations and the Maintenance of International Security; Distinguished Fellow in UN Studies, Yale University
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and#8220;With highly readable and journalistic clarity, the author leads readers through the complex organizational structure of the United Nations. Her concise and entertaining narrative sheds light on its mission, evolution, and controversies.and#8221;and#8212;Jackie Gropman and Susan Woodcock, School Library Journal
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This completely revised edition of Linda Fasuloand#8217;s popular guide to the United Nations surveys the world bodyand#8217;s programs and activities, and covers key issues including human rights, climate change, counterterrorism, nuclear proliferation, peacekeeping, and UN reform.and#160; It also offers guidelines for setting up a Model UN.
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and#160;"No one knows the big picture and inner workings of the UN better than Linda Fasulo. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in international affairs."and#151;Tom Brokaw, NBC News
"With fine journalistic clarity, the author leads readers through the complex organizational structure of the United Nations, shedding light on its mission, evolution, and controversies."and#151;Christine C. Menefee, School Library Journal
"The indispensable source on the United Nations for everyone from students to diplomats. I keep it handy on my desk."and#151;Joseph S. Nye, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
About the Author
Linda Fasulo is a longtime independent reporter for NPR (National Public Radio) and is based at the United Nations. She has worked as UN correspondent for NBC News, MSNBC, and U.S. News and World Report.