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The Organization of American States
  • Authored by: Barbara Lee Bloom, Series Editor: Peggy Kahn
  • From the Series: Global Organizations
  • Trim Size: 6-1/2 x 9-1/4
  • ISBN-10: 0791095444
  • ISBN-13: 978-0-7910-9544-7
  • Status: In Stock
  • List Price: $35.00
  • Imprint: Chelsea House
  • Published: 05/01/2008
  • Dewey Number: 341
  • Reading Level: Grades 9 and up
  • Pages: 128

Summary

The Organization of American States is an international organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., whose members are the 35 nation-states of the Americas. Its historic goals are to strengthen peace and security, to consolidate representative democracy, to provide for collective defense, to eradicate poverty, and to promote economic, social, and cultural development. The organization is currently working on a treaty that will establish a hemispheric free-trade area. Though it has often been seen as an arm of U.S. foreign policy, most observers regard the United States’ influence as waning within the organization.

Specifications

Full-color photographs, maps, and graphs. Sidebars. Chronology. Footnotes. Bibliography. Further reading. Web sites. Index.

About the Author(s)

Barbara Lee Bloom grew up in California. She received her undergraduate degree in history from UCLA and a doctorate from the University of Vermont. Her books for young people include The Mexican Americans and The Chinese Americans.

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