03706oam 2200733I 450 991045886710332120200520144314.01-136-97289-71-136-97290-01-282-58646-797866125864600-203-85192-710.4324/9780203851920 (CKB)2670000000013803(EBL)496353(OCoLC)609859032(SSID)ssj0000356537(PQKBManifestationID)11274992(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000356537(PQKBWorkID)10341663(PQKB)10461478(MiAaPQ)EBC496353(Au-PeEL)EBL496353(CaPaEBR)ebr10382374(CaONFJC)MIL258646(OCoLC)649007971(EXLCZ)99267000000001380320180706d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAmerica, the UN and decolonisation Cold War conflict in the Congo /John KentLondon ;New York :Routledge,2010.1 online resource (257 p.)LSE International Studies Series"Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada"--T.p. verso.0-415-51010-4 0-415-46414-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 The independence disaster, 1958-September 1960; 2 The elimination of Lumumba and the establishment of the Adoula government, September 1960-August 1961; 3 The Adoula government and Kitona: The conflict and dilemmas created by US and UN policy, August-December 1961; 4 Too little too late: The failure of Kitona, January-July 1962; 5 Adoula struggles to retain power in a divided Congo, July-December 1962; 6 The end of secession and the beginning of the end for the Congo, December 1962-January 19637 Unified nation-building with no unity to build on, January-October 19638 The emerging chaos and the forces of national disintegration bring Tshombe's return, October 1963-July 1964; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; IndexThis book examines the role of the UN in conflict resolution in Africa in the 1960s and its relation to the Cold War.Focussing on the Congo, this book shows how the preservation of the existing economic and social order in the Congo was a key element in the decolonisation process and the fighting of the Cold War. It links the international aspects of British, Belgian, Angolan and Central African Federation involvement with the roles of the US and UN in order to understand how supplies to and profits from the Congo were producing growing African problems. This large Central AfrLSE international studies.DecolonizationCongo (Democratic Republic)History20th centuryNation-buildingCongo (Democratic Republic)History20th centuryCold WarCongo (Democratic Republic)Politics and government1960-1997Congo (Democratic Republic)Foreign relationsUnited StatesUnited StatesForeign relationsCongo (Democratic Republic)Electronic books.DecolonizationHistoryNation-buildingHistoryCold War.967.5103/1Kent John1949-,149668MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910458867103321America, the UN and decolonisation2222376UNINA