Decolonisation and Regional Geopolitics: South Africa and the 'Congo Crisis', 1960-1965 Contributor(s): Passemiers, Lazlo (Author) |
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ISBN: 0815352794 ISBN-13: 9780815352792 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $161.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2019 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | Africa - General - History | Africa - Central - History | Military - General |
Dewey: 968.061 |
LCCN: 2018050599 |
Series: Routledge Global 1960s and 1970s |
Physical Information: 0.63" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.17 lbs) 252 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - African - Cultural Region - Southern Africa - Cultural Region - Central Africa |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Decolonisation and Regional Geopolitics argues that as much as the 'Congo crisis' (1960-1965) was a Cold War battleground, so too was it a battleground for Southern Africa's decolonisation. This book provides a transnational history of African decolonisation, apartheid diplomacy, and Southern African nationalist movements. It answers three central questions. First, what was the nature of South African involvement in the Congo crisis? Second, what was the rationale for this involvement? Third, how did South Africans perceive the crisis? Innovatively, the book shifts the focus on the Congo crisis away from Cold War intervention and centres it around African decolonisation and regional geopolitics. |