Decolonisation and Regional Geopolitics: South Africa and the 'Congo Crisis', 1960-1965

by Lazlo Passemiers

Decolonisation and Regional Geopolitics argues that as much as the 'Congo crisis' (1960-1965) was a Cold War battleground, so too was it a battleground for Southern Africa's decolonisation. This book provides a transnational history of African decolonisation, apartheid diplomacy, and Southern African nationalist movements. It answers three central questions. First, what was the nature of South African involvement in the Congo crisis? Second, what...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 036766058X
• ISBN13: 9780367660581
• Release Date: September 2020
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 238 Pages