Encyclopedia of the United Nations

"...a monumental book."--The New York Times (about the first edition). "Eclipses all other reference books on the United Nations. It answers public & academic libraries' need for the texts of major international agreements & brief explanations of treaties & international conventions."--Wilson Library Journal (about the first edition). This is the revised & updated edition of the classic reference first published in 1985. A unique collection of political, economic & social information, it offers in one volume material that would otherwise require a substantial collection of books & papers. Included is data on the structure of the United Nations, its specialized agencies, & the many intergovernmental & non-governmental organizations that cooperate with the UN. The book also contains entries on several thousand international agreements, conventions & treaties, quoted in part or in their entirety. Explanations of widely used political, economic, military, geographical, & sociological terms are provided, as well as terms for diplomacy & international law. It is fully cross-referenced. Two indexes follow the main text: a selective, analytical index of almost 13,000 references & a special index of almost 3,000 agreements, conventions, & treaties.Edmund Jan Osmanczyk is the author of 'Encyclopedia of the United Nations', published 1990 under ISBN 9780850668339 and ISBN 0850668336.