South Africa's Foreign Policy - The Search for Status and Security, 1945–1988

This is the first book to offer a comprehensive and authoritative account of South Africa's foreign policy since 1945. The authors critically examine the country's foreign policy against the background of increasingly disturbed domestic political relations and demonstrate how the Pretoria government has persistently sought to combine national security with status within the international community.

Sommario

Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; Part I. The Post-War challenge and the Foundation of Apartheid: 1945-1960: 2. Smuts and the aftermath of war; 3. The Nationalists establish their rule and look to Africa; 4. The Nationalists search for an international role; Part II. Sharpeville and the Challenge of the Early 1960s: 1960-1965: 5. The state under threat - the internal and international settings; 6. The government's response; Part III. The Years of Confidence: 1965-1974: 7. The internal setting; 8. The African setting; 9. The international setting; Part IV. Regional Upheaval and Soweto: 1974-1978: 10. The watershed years in southern Africa; 11. Soweto - the domestic and regional impact; 12. Soweto - the international impact; Part V. Domestic Reform and Regional Power: 978-1984: 13. The advent of P. W. Botha and the return of confidence; 14. Assertion of regional power and constructive engagement; Part VI. Renewed Challenge and Response: 1984-1988: 15. Domestic and international crisis and Pretoria's response; 16. The search continues; Appendix; Notes; Index.

Riassunto

This far-reaching and fascinating study of foreign policy in South Africa begins by looking at the post-war challenges faced by the government of South Africa, and the effects of apartheid on foreign policy. It goes on to explore the repercussions of various periods of success and upheaval.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: James Barber, John Barratt, Barratt John
• Con la collaborazione di: Steve Smith (Editore)
• Editore: Cambridge Academic
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 19.04.1990
• EAN: 9780521388764
• ISBN: 978-0-521-38876-4
• Dimensioni: 152 mm x 229 mm x 23 mm
• Peso: 600 g
• Illustrazioni: Worked examples or Exercises
• Serie: Cambridge Studies in Internati; Cambridge Studies in International Relations
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva; POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / African, International Relations, Republic of South Africa, c 1960 to c 1970, c 1950 to c 1959, c 1970 to c 1979, c 1960 to c 1969, c 1970 to c 1980, C 1980 To C 1990, c 1980 to c 1989, C 1945 To C 1960