America, the UN, and decolonisation : Cold War conflict in the Congo / / John Kent

• Autore: Kent John <1949->
• Pubblicazione: Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, NY, : Routledge, 2010
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (257 p.)
• Disciplina: 967.5103/1
• Soggetto topico: Decolonization - Democratic Republic of the Congo - History - 20th century; Nation-building - Democratic Republic of the Congo - History - 20th century; Cold War
• Soggetto geografico: Democratic Republic of the Congo Politics and government 1960-1997; Democratic Republic of the Congo Foreign relations United States; United States Foreign relations Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Note generali: "Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada"--T.p. verso.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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 1963 ; 7 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
• Sommario/riassunto: This 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
• Titolo autorizzato: America, the UN, and decolonisation
• ISBN: 1-136-97289-7; 1-136-97290-0; 1-282-58646-7; 9786612586460; 0-203-85192-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910963797103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: LSE international studies.