Southern Africa Since The Portuguese Coup

273 Pages·2019·18.584 MB·English

by  John Seiler (editor)

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Southern Africa
Since the Portuguese Coup
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Westview Special Studies on Africa
Southern Africa Since the Portuguese Coup
edited by John Seiler
The April 1974 coup in Portugal markedly shifted political relationships
in Southern Africa, forcing, among other outcomes, a clearer emergence of
intractable differences within the region. The contributors to this volume
present a careful exposition of events since the coup and an analysis of their
implications. Reflecting divergent values and coming to differing conclu-
sions, they confirm that no easy solutions to the regional conflict are at hand
and that Southern Africa will for some time remain a focus for international
attention.
John Seiler was formerly an associate research fellow at the Center for
Strategic and International Studies, Georgetown University.

Southern Africa
Since the Portuguese Coup
edited by John Seiler
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Contents
List of Maps ................................................... xi
The Contributors ............................................. xiii
Preface ...................................................... xv
Introduction ................................................. xvii
PART 1
THE TRIGGERING EVENT
1. Portuguese Withdrawal from Africa, 1974-1975:
The Angolan Case, Douglas L. Wheeler . ...................... 3
PART 2
THE INTERNATIONALIZATION OF REGIONAL CONFLICT:
ANGOLA AND ITS AFTERMATH
2. The Cuban Role in Southern Africa,
M.aurice Halperin .. · ... · -· · · · ·· · .. · · · · · • · · · · ·· · · · · · ·· · · · · · · · · · 25
3. The Soviet Role in Southern Africa,
Christopher Stevens .................... , .................... 45
PART 3
TERRITORIES IN TRANSITION? ZIMBABWE RHODESIA AND
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SOUTH WEST AFRICA/NAMIBIA -
4. Zimbabwe and Southern African "Detente,"
C. Munhamu Botsio Utete ................................. 61
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