To Katanga and Back - A UN Case History (Paperback, Main)

July 1960: The newly independent Congo is hit by the secession of its mineral rich-province Katanga, led by Moise Tshombe and backed by Belgium and Britain. June 1961: Dr Conor Cruise O'Brien arrives in Katanga as Special Representative of United Nations Secretary General Dag Hammarskjoeld, his task (under a UN resolution) to arrest and repatriate the mercenaries and foreign interests propping up Tshombe. The consequences of this mission will prove fateful for all parties. This is the story of how a brilliant Irish diplomat found himself in Africa amid one of history's maelstroms. O'Brien reconstructs the complex, tragic, sometimes comic events of a drama in which he found himself controversially at centre stage. The result is history from the inside: a valuable study of 'the game of nations', and of the UN's unique functioning and malfunctioning.

General

Imprint:	Faber and Faber
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	2015
First published:	September 2011
Authors:	Conor Cruise O'Brien
Introduction by:	Oliver Kamm
Dimensions:	216 x 135 x 28mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	390
Edition:	Main
ISBN-13:	978-0-571-28293-7
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > African history > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > International relations > International institutions > United Nations & UN agencies Books > History > African history > General
LSN:	0-571-28293-8
Barcode:	9780571282937

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