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1 online resource |
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online resource cr rdacarrier |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Print version record. |
| Contents |
pt. I. FROM WAR TO PEACE. 1. Inspiration ; 2. Hope ; 3. Schemes -- pt. II. NEW WORLD. 4. Blitz ; 5. Showtime! ; 6. Surprise -- pt. III. AMERICAN DREAMS. 7. Stumble ; 8. Scramble ; 9. Deal. |
| Summary |
An account of the enthusiastic effort to establish a home for the fledgling United Nations at the end of World War II. The author creates a powerful sense of suspense as she describes the intense competition among boosters from New York, Boston, Philadelphia, and even the Black Hills of South Dakota. In lively prose, she captures the contradictory visions of the "Capital of the World" that persisted from beginning to end. This book tells the dramatic, surprising, and at times comic story of hometown promoters in pursuit of an extraordinary prize and the diplomats who struggled with the balance of power at a pivotal moment in history. |
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United Nations -- Headquarters.
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Nations Unies -- Siège.
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United Nations
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New York (N.Y.) -- Buildings, structures, etc.
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LAW -- International.
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HISTORY -- United States -- General.
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Armed Forces -- Headquarters
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Buildings
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New York (State) -- New York
https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39QbtfRvQh7864Jh4rDGBFDWc
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Mires, Charlene. Capital of the world. New York : New York University Press, [2013] 9780814707944 (DLC) 2012035350 (OCoLC)819717742 |
| ISBN |
9780814708354 (electronic bk.) |
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0814708358 (electronic bk.) |
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9780814707944 |
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0814707947 |
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9780814723869 (e) |
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1479833754 |
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9781479833757 |
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40021992032 |
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ebr10657386 |
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AU@ 000050609799 |
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CHNEW 000600320 |
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DEBBG BV043143998 |
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DEBSZ 397482175 |
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DEBSZ 421275774 |
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GBVCP 804272433 |
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NZ1 15318123 |
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