WEISS Thomas G (ed.) <br/><br/>
The Oxford handbook on the United Nations / 
edited by Thomas G. Weiss and Sam Daws. 
 - Oxford :  OUP,   2008 
 - xxix, 810 p. 
<br/><br/> Very detailed account of what the United Nations is and what it does, covering how it is organized, how it interacts with other entities, its role in international peace and security, its function in human rights, and role in development. The book concludes with prospects for UN reform. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780199560103 (pbk.) :  47.05 USD 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>UNITED NATIONS --HANDBOOKS, MANUALS