LEADER 03774nam 2200745Ia 450 001 9910963797103321 005 20250710103521.0 010 $a1-136-97289-7 010 $a1-136-97290-0 010 $a1-282-58646-7 010 $a9786612586460 010 $a0-203-85192-7 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203851920 035 $a(CKB)2670000000013803 035 $a(EBL)496353 035 $a(OCoLC)609859032 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000356537 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11274992 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000356537 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10341663 035 $a(PQKB)10461478 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC496353 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL496353 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10382374 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL258646 035 $a(OCoLC)649007971 035 $a(FINmELB)ELB159137 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000013803 100 $a20091102d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aAmerica, the UN, and decolonisation $eCold War conflict in the Congo /$fJohn Kent 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aMilton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ;$aNew York, NY $cRoutledge$d2010 215 $a1 online resource (257 p.) 225 1 $aLSE International Studies Series 300 $a"Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada"--T.p. verso. 311 08$a0-415-51010-4 311 08$a0-415-46414-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aBook 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 1963 327 $a7 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; Index 330 $aThis book examines the role of the UN in conflict resolution in Africa in the 1960s and its relation to the Cold War.Focussing on the Congo, this book shows how the preservation of the existing economic and social order in the Congo was a key element in the decolonisation process and the fighting of the Cold War. It links the international aspects of British, Belgian, Angolan and Central African Federation involvement with the roles of the US and UN in order to understand how supplies to and profits from the Congo were producing growing African problems. This large Central Afr 410 0$aLSE international studies. 606 $aDecolonization$zDemocratic Republic of the Congo$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aNation-building$zDemocratic Republic of the Congo$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aCold War 607 $aDemocratic Republic of the Congo$xPolitics and government$y1960-1997 607 $aDemocratic Republic of the Congo$xForeign relations$zUnited States 607 $aUnited States$xForeign relations$zDemocratic Republic of the Congo 615 0$aDecolonization$xHistory 615 0$aNation-building$xHistory 615 0$aCold War. 676 $a967.5103/1 700 $aKent$b John$f1949-$0149668 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910963797103321 996 $aAmerica, the UN, and decolonisation$94403615 997 $aUNINA