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The Parliament of Man: The Past, Present, and Future of the United Nations
is a book by
Paul Kennedy
that covers the history and evolution of the
United Nations
.
[1]
The book's title is taken from
Locksley Hall
, a poem by
Alfred Lord Tennyson
that talks about the future of warfare and the possibility of utopia. It was released in 2006 (
ISBN
0-375-50165-7
).
In this book, Kennedy argues that the importance of the
United Nations
is often underestimated, especially by
Great Powers
when their own interests are threatened. However, since 1945, the
United Nations
has been at the head of a
globalising
process that is now so powerful that it is beyond the control of any one country, no matter how strong it may think it is. In this context, there is a need to revitalise the
United Nations
to confront the myriad problems that all of humanity now faces.
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