Book Reviews : The Year Book of World Affairs, 1951. By GEORGE W. KEETON and GEORG SCHWARZENBERGER, eds. (Published under the auspices of the London Institute of World Affairs. London: Stevens and Sons Limited, 1951. Pp. ix, 428. 30 shillings.)

• Author: Harold W. Dalgliesh
• DOI: 10.1177/106591295100400410
• Published date: 01 December 1951
• Date: 01 December 1951
• Subject Matter: Articles

BOOK REVIEWS
1950 Annual Review of United Nations Affairs. Edited by CLYDE EAGLE-
TON and RICHARD N. SWIFT. (New York: New York University Press.
1951. Pp. viii, 265. $4.50.)
In discussing for the Western Political Quarterly (June, 1950) the first
volume of this projected annual series, this reviewer stated that the 1949
book constituted the proceedings of the Institute for Annual Review of
United Nations Affairs. The second volume, again, consists of the program
of the Institute, presenting, however, less of a conventional survey of the
United Nations and its major organs, and offering more study of United
Nations affairs during the period under consideration. As a result, the
present volume will better appeal to persons with specialized knowledge
of the United Nations. This does not mean, however, that the &dquo;general
reader&dquo; will not find these pages timely and stimulating. Chapters or
sections include a &dquo;Preliminary Panel Discussion&dquo; on Current Problems
of the United Nations (this is one of the best parts of the book); The
United Nations as a Whole; The General Assembly; Recent Develop-
ments in the Handling of International Disputes; The Economic and Social
Council; The Specialized Agencies; a Panel Discussion on the Korean
Crisis; Trusteeship; The Secretariat; Public-Information Activities; Docu-
mentation (again, as in the first volume, an especially valuable section);
The Place of Law in the United Nations; United States Policy in the
United Nations; and a Final Panel Discussion which puts emphasis on
the need for more and better education about the United Nations and
its work.
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J. WILLIAM KOBINSON.
Whittier College.
The Year Book of World Affairs, 1951. By GEORGE W. KEETON and GEORG
SCHWARZENBERGER, eds. (Published under the auspices of the London
Institute of World Affairs. London: Stevens and Sons Limited, 1951.
Pp. ix, 428. 30 shillings.)
This fifth annual volume of research articles and book reviews
deserves a place on the desk...