Pearson's Peacekeepers: Canada and the United Nations Emergency Force, 1956-67

by Michael K. Carroll

In 1957, Lester Pearson won the Nobel Peace Prize for creating the United Nations Emergency Force during the Suez crisis. The award established Canada's reputation as a peacekeeping nation, but it also launched a national love affair with peacekeeping that has obscured more complex historical realities. Pearson's Peacekeepers explores the reality behind the rhetoric by offering a comprehensive account of the UN's first major peacekeeping operation...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0774815825
• ISBN13: 9780774815826
• Release Date: January 2010
• Publisher: University of British Columbia Press
• Length: 254 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"