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UNINA9910825866703321 |
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Autore |
Thomson Alex <1966-> |
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Titolo |
U.S. foreign policy towards apartheid South Africa : conflict of interests / / Alex Thomson |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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New York, : Palgrave Macmillan, 2008 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-27759-6 |
9786612277597 |
0-230-61728-X |
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Edizione |
[1st ed. 2008.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (260 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Apartheid - South Africa - History |
United States Foreign relations South Africa |
South Africa Foreign relations United States |
South Africa Politics and government 1948-1994 |
United States Foreign relations 1945-1989 |
United States Foreign relations 1989-1993 |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Contents; List of Tables; Preface and Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 A Balancing Act: Key U.S. Interests and Apartheid South Africa; 2 "Mutual Cooperation" and "Serious Concern": The Truman and Eisenhower Administrations, 1948-1961; 3 "The Best of Both Worlds": The Kennedy Administration, 1961-1963; 4 "A Frustratingly Difficult Set of Policy Considerations to Juggle": The Johnson Administration, 1963-1969; 5 "The Whites Are Here to Stay...": The Nixon and Ford Administrations, 1969-1977; 6 "Andy Young Is Not a Policy": The Carter Administration, 1977-1981 |
7 "Neither the Clandestine Embrace nor the Polecat Treatment": The Reagan Administration, 1981-19848 "There Are Occasions When Quiet Diplomacy Is Not Enough": The Reagan Administration, 1984-1986; 9 "Sanctions by Themselves Do Not Represent a Policy": The Reagan, Bush, and Clinton Administrations, 1986-1994; Conclusion; Notes; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book charts the evolution of US foreign policy towards South |
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Africa, beginning in 1948 when the architects of apartheid, the Nationalist Party, came to power. Thomson highlights three sets of conflicting Western interests: strategic, economic and human rights. |
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