Rebuilding the Postwar Order: Peace, Security and the UN-System

During World War II, various individuals and groups discussed and planned for national security and individual well-being in the postwar world. Rebuilding the Postwar Order explores how civil society and governments of the wartime allies conceived of peace and the international negotiations that led to the United Nations system. It examines the tensions between national sovereignty and international responsibility, security and well-being, principles and compromises, morality and power, privilege and justice, which influenced the UN system.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 264 pages
Publication date: 23 February 2023
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

During the Second World War, a diverse array of individuals, including political leaders, government officials, experts, and armchair internationalists, civil society groups, and private citizens engaged in discussions and devised strategies to ensure national security and promote individual well-being in the postwar world. Rebuilding the Postwar Order delves into the origins of the peace concept by examining the wartime ideas of the civil society and governments of the Allied powers. It traces the international negotiations and conferences that ultimately led to the establishment of the United Nations system. This book adopts a multilateral perspective, connects wartime ideas to earlier peacemaking efforts, and uncovers both support for and resistance to the emerging postwar order. In chapters covering various organizations such as the United Nations, UNRRA, the IMF, World Bank, GATT, the FAO, and WHO, as well as UNESCO, and human rights, McKenzie explores the complex tensions between national sovereignty, international responsibility, national security, and individual well-being. He examines principles, compromises, morality, power, privilege, and justice, all of which played a role in shaping the UN system.

During the Second World War, a diverse array of individuals, including political leaders, government officials, experts, and armchair internationalists, civil society groups, and private citizens engaged in discussions and devised strategies to ensure national security and promote individual well-being in the postwar world. Rebuilding the Postwar Order delves into the origins of the peace concept by examining the wartime ideas of the civil society and governments of the Allied powers. It traces the international negotiations and conferences that ultimately led to the establishment of the United Nations system. This book adopts a multilateral perspective, connects wartime ideas to earlier peacemaking efforts, and uncovers both support for and resistance to the emerging postwar order. In chapters covering various organizations such as the United Nations, UNRRA, the IMF, World Bank, GATT, the FAO, and WHO, as well as UNESCO, and human rights, McKenzie explores the complex tensions between national sovereignty, international responsibility, national security, and individual well-being. He examines principles, compromises, morality, power, privilege, and justice, all of which played a role in shaping the UN system.

Weight: 424g
Dimension: 156 x 235 x 17 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781472533159