Book Review: Yearbook of the United Nations, 1953
| DOI | 10.1177/002070205501000423 |
| Author | G. R. Davy |
| Date | 01 December 1955 |
| Published date | 01 December 1955 |
| Subject Matter | Book Review |
308
INTERNATIONAL
JOURNAL
liberalization
of
trade,
is
as sceptical
about
the
probability
of
a
wider
application
of
the
Open
Door in
central
Africa
as
the
au-
thor
is
about
the
economic
integration
of
Europe.
African
Research
and
Studies
Programme,
Boston
University
M.
KARP
YEARBOOK
OF
THE
UNITED
NATIONS,
1953.
1954.
(New
York:
United
Nations,
Department
of
Public
Information;
Toronto:
Ryerson
Press;
Montreal: Periodica,
Inc. ix,
906pp.
$12.50)
This
Yearbook
is
the
seventh
published
in
the
series
which
began
with
the
volume
covering
the
work
of
the
United
Nations
in
1946-7.
It
describes
the
activities
of
the
United
Nations
(in-
cluding
the
International
Court)
in
Part
I,
and in
Part
II
the
activities
of
eleven
of
the
specialized
agencies.
Those
who
are familiar with
previous
Yearbooks
and
with
reviews
of
them
in
this
Journal
and
other
scholarly
publications
will
not
be
surprised
to
learn
that
all
or
most
of
the
laudatory
remarks
concerning
previous
volumes
apply
just
as
much
to
this
latest
one.
For
those
Unfamiliar
with
the
Yearbook,
the
best
way to
become
acquainted
with
its
virtues
is to
use
it.
It
is
to
be
hoped
that
compilers
of
future
volumes
continue
two
of
the
more
commendable
features
of
this
one.
It
is
shorter
than
some
previous
volumes,
and
it
follows
the
exceed-
ingly
useful practice
of
indicating
the
results
of
important
votes
by
the
names
of
the
countries
voting
or
abstaining.
There
is
also
a
very
useful
roster
of
the
United
Nations
at
the
front
showing
the
area,
population
and
date
of
admission
of
all
mem-
bers.
It
is
unfortunate,
however,
that
the
compilers
chose
to sacri-
fice
the
historical introduction
and
the
Charter
and
Statute
of
the
Court
in
order
to
achieve
brevity,
if
such
was
the
case.
These,
together
with
the
roster,
membership
charts
and
lists
of
delegates and
representatives
should,
in
this
reviewer's
opinion,
always
make
up
an
introductory
section.
And
those
who
refer
to
the
Yearbooks
frequently
will
welcome
the
time
when
all
volumes
follow
the
same
topical
sequence.
While
there
may
be
virtue
in
a
constant
search
for
the
ideal
form,
there
is
much
to
be
said
for
not
conducting
the
search
each
year.
But
these
are
minor
complaints-would
that
all
reference
works
on
inter-
national
affairs
were
as
useful
as
this
one!
University
of
Alberta
G.
R.
DAVY
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