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Zusatztext an enrichment for transnational and global history studies ... I can only join others reviewers in their appreciation of the book and hope that it will continue to be received widely and will find its way into curricula of Global, African and International Studies. Informationen zum Autor Ryan Irwin is the Associate Director of International Security Studies at Yale University. He teaches classes on foreign affairs and decolonization and coordinates programs related to Yale's international history program. Klappentext Gordian Knot explores how African decolonization remade the international order of the mid-twentieth century. In looking closely at the apartheid debate, the book shows the way South Africa's policies shaped the global conversation about rights and race and eroded Washington's influence at the United Nations. Zusammenfassung Gordian Knot explores how African decolonization remade the international order of the mid-twentieth century. In looking closely at the apartheid debate, the book shows the way South Africa's policies shaped the global conversation about rights and race and eroded Washington's influence at the United Nations. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contents Preface and Acknowledgments Introduction: Opening the Curtain Part One · Winds of Change 1. Architects and Earthquakes 2. Defining the Debate 3. Africa for the Africans Part Two · White Redoubt 4. Halls of Justice 5. The Status Quo 6. Looking Outward Conclusion: Toward a New Order Notes Bibliography Index
