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Article Excerpt
Paul Kennedy's new book on the United Nations takes its title from a famous poem written in 1837 by Lord Alfred Tennyson that offers a vision of a peaceful future when, thanks to the "Parliament of man," "the war-drum throbb'd no longer."
With that as a preface, Dr. Kennedy presents an "intellectual history" of the UN, examining the ideas and politics behind its creation, tracing its subsequent evolution, and asking whether the organization has lived up to Tennyson's dream--as well as to the ideals of its founders, which were "to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war."
Given the continuing doubt in many circles today over the effectiveness and even necessity of the UN, The Parliament of Man: The Past, Present, and Future of the United Nations is extremely timely and important.
Dr. Kennedy, a former fellow at the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton and the author of The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers and other books, provides an intelligent, insightful, and highly readable overview of the history of the UN in its first 60 years--and some clear-eyed conclusions about its utility.
At the core of his account is a penetrating...
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