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Fulfilling the Sacred Trust : The UN Campaign for International Accountability for Dependent Territories in the Era of Decolonization
Title
Fulfilling the Sacred Trust : The UN Campaign for International Accountability for Dependent Territories in the Era of Decolonization / Mary Ann Heiss.
ISBN
9781501752728
9781501752711
9781501752704
Publication
Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2020.
Manufacture
Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2021
Copyright Notice Date
©2020.
Physical Description
1 online resource (306 pages).
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Summary
"This book considers the UN campaign to extend the sort of activism that was invested in the Trusteeship System to the dependent territories of the victorious World War II allies" -- Provided by publisher.
Variant and related titles
Project MUSE complete collection 2021.
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
July 17, 2023
Contents
Introduction: toward international accountability for all dependent territories
Laying the groundwork: International interest in non-self-governing territories
Fits and starts: the contours of international accountability emerge
Organizational foundations: the committee on information becomes operational
Rhetoric and routine: the last vestiges of western dominance
Taking off the gloves: new UN activism in the chapter XI territories
Power shifts: the full-on drive for accountability
Crossing the Rubicon: proponents of accountability take control
Activism triumphant: achieving international colonial accountability
Conclusion: international colonial accountability assessed.
Subjects
Genre/Form
History.
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