{"product_id":"a-worldly-affair-new-york-the-united-nations-and-the-story-behind-their-unlikely-bond-paperback-softback-9780823284320","title":"A Worldly Affair; New York, the United Nations, and the Story Behind Their Unlikely Bond (Paperback \/ softback) 9780823284320","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA Worldly Affair\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eNew York, the United Nations, and the Story Behind Their Unlikely Bond\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003ePamela Hanlon (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780823284320\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 7 May 2019\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e248 pages, 16-page color insert and 35 black and white illustrations\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.6 cm, 0.334 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor more than seven decades, New York City and the United Nations have shared the island of Manhattan, living and working together in a bond that has been likened to a long marriage—both tempestuous and supportive, quarrelsome and committed. A Worldly Affair tells the story of this hot and cold romance, from the 1940s when Mayor Fiorello La Guardia was doggedly determined to bring the new world body to New York, to the UN's flat rejection of the city's offer, then its abrupt change of course in the face of a Rockefeller gift, and on to some tense, troubling decades that followed. \u003cbr\u003e Racial prejudice and anti-Communist passions challenged the young international institution. Spies, scofflaw diplomats, provocative foreign visitors, and controversial UN-member policy positions tested New Yorkers' patience. And all the while, the UN's growth—from its original 51 member states to 193 by 2017—placed demands on the surrounding metropolis for everything from more office space, to more security, to better housing and schools for the international community's children. As the city worked to accommodate the world body's needs—often in the face of competition from other locales vying to host at least parts of the UN entity—New Yorkers at times grew to resent its encroachment on their neighborhoods, and at times even its very presence. It was a constituent sentiment that provoked more than one New York mayor to be less than hospitable in dealing with the city's international guests. \u003cbr\u003e Yet, as the UN moves into its eighth decade in New York—with its headquarters complex freshly renovated and the city proudly proclaiming that the organization adds nearly $4 billion to the New York economy each year—it seems clear the decades-old marriage will last. Whatever the inevitable spats and clashes along the way, the worldly affair is here to stay.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Prologue\u003cbr\u003e  Chapter One: City Rebuffed\u003cbr\u003e  Chapter Two: Suburbia Unnerved\u003cbr\u003e  Chapter Three: Cosmopolitan Charm \u003cbr\u003e  Chapter Four: Rockefellers to the Rescue\u003cbr\u003e  Chapter Five: Rise of a Cityscape Icon\u003cbr\u003e  Chapter Six: Smoothing Out the Wrinkles\u003cbr\u003e  Chapter Seven: Learning to Live Side by Side\u003cbr\u003e  Chapter Eight: Autumn in New York\u003cbr\u003e  Chapter Nine: Tussle over Tickets\u003cbr\u003e  Chapter Ten: Trio Created\u003cbr\u003e  Chapter Eleven: Making a Mark\u003cbr\u003e  Chapter Twelve: Quandary over Age\u003cbr\u003e  Chapter Thirteen: Renewal of a Cityscape Icon \u003cbr\u003e Epilogue \u003cbr\u003e Endnotes\u003cbr\u003e Sources \u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Empire State Editions","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52580354752792,"sku":"9780823284320","price":17.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/a-worldly-affair-new-york-the-united-nations-and-the-story-behind-their-unlikely-bond-paperback-softback-9780823284320","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}