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- Reviews archival material of eight different countries concerning the history of apartheid South Africa
- Explores the history of apartheid in three countries: Portugal, Rhodesia and South Africa
- Demonstrates the political, economic, and military support of apartheid South Africa from other nations from the period of 1961 to 1974
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies (CIPCSS)
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Front Matter
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White States of Emergency
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Front Matter
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The Rise and Fall of an Unholy Alliance
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
This work examines the attempt by the governments of Portugal, Rhodesia and South Africa to defy the drive for African independence in the 1960s and 70s, and the international community’s response. From 1961 to 1974, Portugal, Rhodesia and South Africa collaborated in the attempt to preserve white minority rule in their respective territories. Hard-pressed by African nationalists, recently decolonized states, and many of the world’s Great Powers, they supported each other economically, politically and militarily, turning southern Africa into a major diplomatic concern which defied Cold War logic. This book examines how this collaboration came about and how the international community responded to it, paying close attention to the evolving situation in each country. The Portuguese Revolution of April 1974 undid this ‘white redoubt’, and the diplomatic policy subsequently adopted by apartheid South Africa – détente – led it to sacrifice Rhodesia in return for the illusion of permanentsafety. A true work of transnational history, this book is based on the archival material of eight different countries, yet it serves as well as an introduction to the politics of southern Africa during the late colonial era.
Reviews
“De Meneses and McNamara effectively provide the first rigorous study of regional state relations in Southern Africa between 1960 and 1980 … This book constitutes a very impressive feat of archival excavation. … a very important addition to the literature on Southern African decolonization and wars of liberation.” (Matthew J.Lord, Civil Wars, March, 28, 2019)
Authors and Affiliations
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Department of History, Maynooth University, Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Ireland
Filipe Ribeiro de Meneses
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School of English and History, Ulster University, Coleraine, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Robert McNamara
About the authors
Filipe Ribeiro de Meneses is Professor of History at Maynooth University, Ireland. He is the author, among other works, of Portugal 1914-1926: From the First World War to Military Dictatorship (2004), Salazar: A Political Biography (2009) and Afonso Costa: Portugal (2010).
Robert McNamara is Senior Lecturer in History at the University of Ulster, UK. He is the author of Britain, Nasser and the Balance of Power in the Middle East (2003), The Hashemites: The Dream of Arabia, and as editor, The Churchills in Ireland (2010).
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The White Redoubt, the Great Powers and the Struggle for Southern Africa, 1960–1980
Authors: Filipe Ribeiro de Meneses, Robert McNamara
Series Title: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-44758-6
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: History, History (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-44757-9Published: 18 December 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-68606-3Published: 13 March 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-44758-6Published: 05 December 2017
Series ISSN: 2635-1633
Series E-ISSN: 2635-1641
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXVI, 401
Topics: African History, Imperialism and Colonialism, Political History