Foreign Intervention in Africa: From the Cold War to the War on TerrorCambridge University Press, 25 бер. 2013 р. - 267 стор. Foreign Intervention in Africa chronicles the foreign political and military interventions in Africa during the periods of decolonization (1956-1975) and the Cold War (1945-1991), as well as during the periods of state collapse (1991-2001) and the "global war on terror" (2001-2010). In the first two periods, the most significant intervention was extra-continental. The United States, the Soviet Union, China, Cuba, and the former colonial powers entangled themselves in countless African conflicts. During the period of state collapse, the most consequential interventions were intra-continental. African governments, sometimes assisted by powers outside the continent, supported warlords, dictators, and dissident movements in neighboring countries and fought for control of their neighbors' resources. The global war on terror, like the Cold War, increased the foreign military presence on the African continent and generated external support for repressive governments. In each of these cases, external interests altered the dynamics of Africa's internal struggles, escalating local conflicts into larger conflagrations, with devastating effects on African peoples. |
Зміст
Nationalism Decolonization and the Cold War 19451991 | 18 |
Radical Nationalism Nonalignment | 35 |
The Congo Crisis 19601965 | 57 |
War and Decolonization in Portugals African Empire | 79 |
WhiteMinority Rule in Southern Africa 19601990 | 103 |
Conflict in the Horn 19521993 | 143 |
Frances Private African Domain 19471991 | 165 |
From the Cold War to the War on Terror 19912010 | 193 |
Conclusion | 227 |
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Foreign Intervention in Africa: From the Cold War to the War on Terror Elizabeth Schmidt Обмежений попередній перегляд - 2013 |
Foreign Intervention in Africa: From the Cold War to the War on Terror Elizabeth Schmidt Попередній перегляд недоступний - 2013 |
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administration African countries African nations Algerian allies American Angola anti—apartheid apartheid armed army assistance Belgian Britain British China civilian Cold Cold War communist conflict Congo Congolese continent country’s coup Crisis Cuba Cuban decolonization dominated Egypt Eisenhower Eritrea Ethiopia ethnic European external financial first FNLA forces foreign intervention France France’s FRELIMO French global Guinea Horn humanitarian imperial independence influence interests involvement Katanga Kennedy leader liberation movements Liberia Lumumba ment military Mobutu Moscow Mozambique MPLA Namibia Nasser nationalist Office officers officials organizations PAIGC People’s political and economic population Portugal Portugal’s Portuguese President Pretoria Reagan rebel regime regional RENAMO Rhodesia role Rwanda Security Council Siad Siad Barre significant soldiers Somalia South Africa Southern Africa Soviet Union strategic struggle Sudan SWAPO territories terror tion troops U.S. government UNITA United University Press war on terror warlords Washington weapons West Western white—minority World York Zaire Zimbabwe