Foreign Intervention in Africa: From the Cold War to the War on Terror

ISBN-13: 9780521882385 / Angielski / Twarda / 2013 / 284 str.

Elizabeth Schmidt

Opis

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."

Recenzje

'[The book's] case studies are fleshed out enough to support Schmidt's central thesis but without getting bogged down in details that might turn away budding academics. The prose itself is clear and crisp and will not present a barrier to the layperson. … this book should be essential reading for all students of Africa, decolonization, or foreign military interventions. It is an invaluable introduction that will also hold new perspectives even for a veteran reader.' Charlie Thomas, H-Net Reviews

Spis treści

Foreword William Minter; Acknowledgments; Illustrations list; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Nationalism, decolonization, and the Cold War (1945–91); 2. Egypt and Algeria: radical nationalism, nonalignment, and external intervention in North Africa (1952–73); 3. The Congo crisis (1960–5); 4. War and decolonization in Portugal's African empire (1961–75); 5. White minority rule in Southern Africa (1960–90); 6. Conflict in the Horn (1952–93); 7. France's private African domain (1947–91); 8. From the Cold War to the War on Terror (1991–2010); Conclusion; Index.