Chapter title | Modifying “a very dangerous message": Britain, the non-aligned and the UN during the Cuban missile crisis |
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Authors | Catterall, Peter |
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Editors | Gioe, D., Scott, L. and Andrew, C. |
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Abstract | This chapter analyses the unfolding of the Cuban missile crisis in the context of the 17th General Assembly of the UN and shows that, contrary to earlier accounts, U Thant was responding to pressures from the non-aligned and the British in his attempts to handle the crisis. |
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Keywords | Cuban missile crisis, U Thant, United Nations, Non-aligned movement |
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Book title | An international history of the Cuban missile crisis: a 50-year retrospective |
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Page range | 72-98 |
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Year | 2014 |
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Publisher | Routledge |
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Published | Nov 2014 |
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Place of publication | London |
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ISBN | 9780415732178 |
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Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315817279 |
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File | File Access Level Open (open metadata and files) |
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