The hot "Cold War" : the USSR in Southern Africa /
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Author / Creator: | Shubin, V. G. (Vladimir Gennadʹevich), author. |
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Imprint: | London : Pluto Press ; Scottsville, South Africa : University of KwaZulu-Natal Press, 2008. |
Description: | 1 online resource (xvi, 320 pages) : illustrations |
Language: | English |
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Format: | E-Resource Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11286178 |
Summary: | This book analyses the causes of armed conflicts in Southern Africa during the Cold War. It examines the influence of the various external forces in the region during this period and their relationship to local movements and governments.<br> <br> <br> <br> The book focuses on states experiencing violent internal conflict and foreign intervention, that is Angola, Mozambique, Namibia , South Africa and Zimbabwe.<br> <br> <br> <br> The author provides an unique history of the key part that the Soviet Union played in these developments. Spanning 30 years, the book explores how each country struggled for genuine independence against colonialism and apartheid and their place in the wider conflicts encompassed by the Cold War. |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xvi, 320 pages) : illustrations |
Format: | Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9781849642972 1849642974 9780745324739 0745324738 9780745324722 074532472X 9781869141554 1869141555 |