I received a free electronic copy of this interesting history from Netgalley, Pamela Hanlon, and Fordham University Press in exchange for an honest review.

This is a very intriguing history of the establishment of the United Nations into downtown New York City. I don't recall hearing much about the ins and outs of this comingling of the world organization of nations with the flamboyant and unique NYC. Not a lot of national press made it into the wilds of New Mexico back in the day. Thanks to Pamela Hanlon I am very much involved with this history today. Thank you for bringing this wonderful story to light for those of us not tuned in back in the day.

Somewhat plodding, sometimes interesting. Not a great read.

Very comprehensive text that examines the United Nations, Diplomats, and what that means to the New York area. A bit lengthy, the tone was a challenge but will overall make an excellent resource.

Last year, I read a book about efforts to put the UN HQ in Rapid City, SD. Now, it seems inevitable that they meet in New York City, but in 1946, London, Philadelphia, Greenwich CT and Stockholm all had in proposals--although wealthy landowners in Greenwich feared exotic foreigners and camels wandering their tennis courts. La Guardia lobbied hard, securing an institution which, despite complaints about diplomatic immunity from parking tickets, traffic, spies and protests, now puts $4 billion a year into the city's economy. Hanlon examines how New York keeps the diplomats small fish in a big pond, while being enhanced as a multicultural center and political nexus, and how having the ostensible world capitol in NYC rallied people after 9/11 and continues to signal American Great Power status.