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To Katanga and Back - A UN Case History (Paperback, Main) Loot Price: R537
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To Katanga and Back - A UN Case History (Paperback, Main): Conor Cruise O'Brien

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

Conor Cruise O'Brien; Introduction by Oliver Kamm

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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.

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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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