Peacekeeping in transition : the United Nations in Cambodia /

This very carefully written, comprehensive account of the UNTAC (United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia) peacekeeping mission in Cambodia from 1991 to 1993 is so packed with facts and figures--clearly and logically arranged--that the reader assumes that Heininger was a participant and is surprised to learn that she was observing events from Washington. She relates details of the negotiations that led up to the unprecedented agreement to temporarily turn an entire country over to UN supervision. The factors that made the May 1993 elections a resounding success despite violence and threats from both the Khmer Rouge and the Phnom Penh government are analyzed. Lessons are drawn for UN peacekeeping missions elsewhere. Heininger's scholarly tone is welcome, for this topic frequently generates emotional polemics. Recommended for all college and university libraries, particularly for those supporting international relations programs. Upper-division undergraduate through faculty. R. Marlay; Arkansas State University