TY - BOOK AU - Whittaker, David J. TI - United Nations in the contemporary world SN - 9780415153171 U1 - 327.73 PY - 1997/// CY - London PB - Routledge KW - United Nations N1 - 1. The ideas and structures of 1945 -- 2. Changing UN ideas and approaches -- 3. Sovereign states as UN members -- 4. Peacekeeping -- 5. Arms control and disarmament -- 6. The UN and the developing world -- 7. The UN and an urbanising world -- 8. Helping refugees -- 9. Prospects for UN internal reform -- 10. The UN shapes the future: an evaluation ER -