U.S. Foreign Policy Towards Apartheid South Africa, 1948–1994

1. Front Matter

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2. Introduction

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   Pages 1-3

3. A Balancing Act: Key U.S. Interests and Apartheid South Africa

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   Pages 5-16

4. “Mutual Cooperation” and “Serious Concern”: The Truman and Eisenhower Administrations, 1948–1961

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   Pages 17-29

5. “The Best of Both Worlds”: The Kennedy Administration, 1961–1963

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   Pages 31-45

6. “A Frustratingly Difficult Set of Policy Considerations to Juggle”: The Johnson Administration, 1963–1969

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   Pages 47-62

7. “The Whites are Here to Stay …”: The Nixon and Ford Administrations, 1969–1977

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   Pages 63-87

8. “Andy Young is Not a Policy”: The Carter Administration, 1977–1981

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   Pages 89-109

9. “Neither the Clandestine Embrace nor the Polecat Treatment”: The Reagan Administration, 1981–1984

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   Pages 111-128

10. “There are Occasions when Quiet Diplomacy is Not Enough”: The Reagan Administration, 1984–1986

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    Pages 129-147

11. “Sanctions by Themselves do Not Represent a Policy”: The Reagan, Bush, and Clinton Administrations, 1986–1994

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    Pages 149-167

12. Conclusion

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    Pages 169-174

13. Back Matter

    Pages 175-249

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This book charts the evolution of US foreign policy towards South 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.

• conflict
• evolution
• foreign policy
• human rights

CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title for 2009

ALEX THOMSON is Deputy Director of the African Studies Centre of Coventry University, UK.

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