Pearson's Peacekeepers

Canada and the United Nations Emergency Force, 1956-67

Inbunden, Engelska, 2009

Av Michael K. Carroll

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In 1957, Lester Pearson won the Nobel Peace Prize for creating the United Nations Emergency Force during the Suez crisis. The award launched Canada's enthusiasm and reputation for peacekeeping. Pearson's Peacekeepers explores the reality behind the rhetoric by offering a detailed account of the UNEF's decade-long effort to keep peace along the Egyptian-Israeli border. While the operation was a tremendous achievement, the UNEF also encountered formidable challenges and problems. This nuanced account of Canada's participation in the UNEF challenges perceived notions of Canadian identity and history and will help Canadians to accurately evaluate international peacekeeping efforts today.

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Utgivningsdatum2009-05-21
Mått165 x 229 x undefined mm
Vikt520 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor254
FörlagUniversity of British Columbia Press
ISBN9780774815819

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Foreword: Pearson's Ambiguous Legacy / Robert BothwellIntroduction1 Prelude to Suez2 The Steep Hill of Suez3 Blessed Are the Peacekeepers ... Even the Canadians4 Let the Fun(ding) Begin: Financing UNEF, 1956-19635 Ad Hoc Ad Infinitum: Financing UNEF, 1963-19676 Peace by Piece: UNEF on the Ground7 The Forgotten Army8 Goodbye, Farewell, and Amen: The Withdrawal of UNEF, May-June 1967ConclusionNotesBibliographyIndex

"Pearson's Peacekeepers brilliantly sums up the significance of the UNEF experience, which was both a failure and a wonderful achievement. Carroll's book is a major original contribution to the field. He shows that, although a so-called classic example of peacekeeping, UNEF has far more relevance to current Canadian operations in response to international crises than is generally thought. - W.A.B. Douglas, official historian of the Canadian Armed Forces and author of the historical report for the Department of National Defence, in 1973, on the evacuation of the UNEF"