9780198225515 - Office without Power: Secretary-General Sir Eric Drummond, 1919-33 von Barros, James (1 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good Plus. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good Plus. First Edition. 1979. xii, 412pp. "Of the seven secretaries-general who have served the world community since 1919, Sir Eric Drummond was the longest in service. But the politics of his selection as Secretary-General, his establishment of the multinational League Secretariat, and his execution of the office of Secretary-General have never been examined in depth. Indeed, apart from the author's study of Drummond's successor, the Frenchman, Joseph Avenol, no in-depth studies have appeared of the League and UN secretaries-general using archival material from several countries. This book shows how the League was by its very nature a political organ and how the role of the Secretary-General placed him, like it or not, in a position where he could not escape the political demands made upon his office. The author shows how Drummond handled these political demands, how he used the prestige of his high office, his influence, and his personal and political contacts to intervene in political issues, especially those facing the League of Nations." Some minor shelf wear to the price-clipped dust jacket. Both book and jacket are otherwise in excellent condition. All contents are tight and clean. There are no inscriptions.