The Major International Treaties of the Twentieth Century Book

Updated, revised, expanded The Major International Treaties of the Twentieth Century covers the period from 1900 to the present day. John Grenville and Bernard Wasserstein provide key sources as well as a guide to the documents, a path through them and essential data on the role, form and vocabulary of treaties in general. This global collection covers treaties of all aspects from political and economic agreements to environmental and human rights pacts. Treaties discussed include: * the Treaty of Versailles, 1919 * the Pact of Steel, 1939 * the Charter of the United Nations, 1945 * the North Atlantic Treaty, 1949 * the Treaty between the Federal Republic of Germany and the German Democratic Republic, 1990 * the Belfast Agreement, 1998 * the Charter of the Organization of African Unity, 1963 * the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1948.Drawing on the previous volumes of their books on major international treaties, the authors bring the picture up to date in this definitive work with the events of the 1980s and the 1990s, many of which have rendered earlier treaties redundant. This is an invaluable resource for all students of modern history, politics and international relations.Read More