"This edition of the principal documents of the ... Conference ... presents the text in as nearly an exact facsimilie as possible and in a subject arrangement which will make them convenient for use. All documents are presented (if they were so issued) in the two working languages of the Conference, English and French; the final documents, however, the Charter, the Statute of the International Court, and the Interim Arrangements, are presented in the five official languages, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish ..."--Prefatory note.

"This edition of the principal documents of the ... Conference ... presents the text in as nearly an exact facsimilie as possible and in a subject arrangement which will make them convenient for use. All documents are presented (if they were so issued) in the two working languages of the Conference, English and French; the final documents, however, the Charter, the Statute of the International Court, and the Interim Arrangements, are presented in the five official languages, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish ..."--Prefatory note.

The creation of the League of Nations Permanent Mandates Commission (PMC) at the close of World War I and its successor, the United Nations Trusteeship Council (TC), following World War II, were watersheds in the history of modern imperialism. For the first time, the international community had asserted that the well-being of colonial peoples was not merely the private concern of metropolitan states, but a shared responsibility of humankind that transcended national boundaries. Editors R.M. Douglas, Michael D. Callahan, and Elizabeth Bishop have assembled a wide array of scholars to assess the relative weight to be placed on international influence in the process of decolonization. Across a broad cross-section of geographical and political settings, Imperialism on Trial reveals the operation of the complicated and often conflicted dynamic between the national and international dimensions of colonialism in its final and most historically consequential phase. Book jacket.

The Middle Power Project describes a defining period of Canadian and international history. During the Second World War, Canada transformed itself from British dominion to self-proclaimed middle power. It became an active, enthusiastic, and idealistic participant in the creation of one of the longest lasting global institutions of recent times – the United Nations. This was, in many historians’ opinions, the beginning of a golden age in Canadian diplomacy. Chapnick suggests that the golden age may not have been so lustrous. During the UN negotiations, Canadian policymakers were more cautious than idealistic. The civil service was inexperienced and often internally divided. Canada’s significant contributions were generally limited to the much neglected economic and social fields. Nevertheless, creating the UN changed what it meant to be Canadian. Rightly or wrongly, from the establishment of the UN onwards, Canadians would see themselves as leading internationalists. Based on materials not previously available to Canadian scholars, The Middle Power Project presents a critical reassessment of the traditional and widely accepted account of Canada’s role and interests in the formation of the United Nations. It will be be read carefully by historians and political scientists, and will be appreciated by general readers with an interest in Canadian and international history.

"This edition of the principal documents of the ... Conference ... presents the text in as nearly an exact facsimilie as possible and in a subject arrangement which will make them convenient for use. All documents are presented (if they were so issued) in the two working languages of the Conference, English and French; the final documents, however, the Charter, the Statute of the International Court, and the Interim Arrangements, are presented in the five official languages, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish ..."--Prefatory note.