In the Beginning
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In the Beginning

Secretary-General Trygve Lie and the Establishment of the United Nations

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In the Beginning

Secretary-General Trygve Lie and the Establishment of the United Nations

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This book reviews the formative years of the United Nations (UN) under its first Secretary-General Trygve Lie.This welcome appraisal shows how the foundations for an expanded secretary-general role were laid during this period, and that Lie's contribution was greater than has later been acknowledged. The interplay of crisis decision-making, institutional constraints and the individuals involved thus built the foundations for the UN organization we know today.Addressing important wider questions of IGO creation, governance and autonomy, this is an incisive account of how the UN moved from paper to practice under Lie.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Dedication
  5. Table of Contents
  6. List of Photographs
  7. List of Abbreviations
  8. Acknowledgements
  9. Introduction
  10. 1 Setting the Stage: The Creation of the UN and Expectations for the Role of the UN Secretary-General
  11. 2 Establishing Precedents: The Iranian Crisis, UN Membership and the Greek Civil War, 1946
  12. 3 Urging Forceful Action: ‘The Palestine Problem’ and Management of Regional Conflicts, 1947–49
  13. 4 Building Bridges: The Cold War from Berlin to Korea, 1947–50
  14. 5 Advocating Global Interests: Trygve Lie’s Peace Plan, 1950
  15. 6 Administering the International: The International Civil Service and the UN Secretariat, 1946–53
  16. Conclusion
  17. Appendix: UN Charter, Chapter XV: The Secretariat
  18. Notes
  19. References
  20. Index