The following an excerpt taken from the following article:
‘The United Nations: before, during and after 1945’ by Thomas G Weiss
(Published in International Affairs, Chatham House, Volume 91, Number 6, November 2015)
‘History might be something that we introduce the students to in the opening lectures of an introductory International Relations class, but we tend to circumscribe it carefully, either treating history as an empirical treasure trove wherein we can find examples that fit or can be made to fit the way we choose to explain the world, or else concentrating so narrowly on concepts or particular issues that the lessons from studying historical developments are obscured. In contrast, the rediscovery of the UN’s wartime origins holds essential insights for today’.
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