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Studia
Historica Septentrionalia 71 |
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Kari Alenius,
Unselfishly for Peace and Justice – and
against Evil. The Rhetoric of the Great Powers in the UN Security
Council, 1946–1956
Pohjois-Suomen Historiallinen
Yhdistys, Rovaniemi 2014, 248 s, mv-kuvitus.
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This study
examines the rhetoric used by the great powers in the United Nations
Security Council in the context of the international crises that
occurred between 1946 and 1956. The topic is an important one, in that,
first and foremost, the arguments the great powers presented to the
public in the context of various international crises represent
integral parts of those powers’ political agendas. Thus these
arguments warrant a fundamental assessment. Additionally, the United
Nations Security Council, which became functional in early 1946,
represented the most central and enduring forum for debating
international crises after the Second World War. To the great powers,
the Security Council represented a public forum of sorts, one where
they might justify their political positions, undermine the policies of
their opponents, or sway the dissenting nations around to their point
of view.
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