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The absolutely indispensable man : Ralph Bunche, the United Nations, and the fight to end empire /

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Main Author: Raustiala, Kal (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2023]
Subjects:
Bunche, Ralph J. > (Ralph Johnson), > 1904-1971.
United Nations > Biography.
Bunche, Ralph J. > (Ralph Johnson), > 1904-1971
United Nations
African American diplomats > Biography.
Nobel Prize winners > United States > Biography.
Statesmen > United States > Biography.
Diplomates noirs américains > Biographies.
Hommes d'État > États-Unis > Biographies.
African American diplomats
Nobel Prize winners
Statesmen
United States
Biography & non-fiction prose.
Biography.
Electronic books.
Biographies
Biographies.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • 1. West and East
  • 2. Mandates and Colonies
  • 3. A World View of Race
  • 4. The War
  • 5. Rebuilding the World
  • 6. San Francisco
  • 7. The UNO
  • 8. The Struggle over Trusteeship
  • 9. The Problem of Palestine
  • 10. The Path to the Prize
  • 11. Triumph
  • 12. Bunche Fever
  • 13. Loyalty
  • 14. Showdown at Suez
  • 15. Corporal Bunche
  • 16. To Gaza
  • 17. The Year of Africa
  • 18. Katanga
  • 19. The Congo and the Cold War
  • 20. The Death of Hammarskjold
  • 21. Kennedy and Johnson
  • 22. From Saigon to Selma
  • 23. Seeking an End
  • 24. An Idealist and a Realist
  • Epilogue
  • Notes
  • Index.