Visions of freedom : Havana, Washington, Pretoria, and the struggle for southern Africa, 1976-1991 /...
Visions of freedom : Havana, Washington, Pretoria, and the struggle for southern Africa, 1976-1991 /...
Visions of freedom : Havana, Washington, Pretoria, and the struggle for southern Africa, 1976-1991 / Piero Gleijeses.
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Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, [2016]
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G 2017/6316
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English
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Physical content
xiv, 655 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
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text
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unmediated
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volume
Contents
The Cuban drumbeat -- Neto, Castro, and Carter: a new beginning? -- The Cubans in Angola -- Strained relations: Cuba and Angola -- The fronts harden: the United States and Cuba, 1978-1980 -- Carter and southern Africa: a balance sheet -- Enter Reagan -- The wonders of linkage -- Angolan travails --...
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Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, [2016]
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North Carolina
Date Published
[2016]
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Summary
During the final fifteen years of the Cold War, southern Africa underwent a period of upheaval with dramatic twists and turns in relations between the super powers. Americans, Cubans, Soviets, and Africans fought over the future of Angola, where tens of thousands of Cuban soldiers were stationed and over the decolonization of Namibia. Beyond lay th...
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Visions of freedom : Havana, Washington, Pretoria, and the struggle for southern Africa, 1976-1991 / Piero Gleijeses.
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The New Cold War history
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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©2013
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G 2017/6316
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74VKVGKy8AEb
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVGKy8AEb
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ISBN
9781469628325
1469628325
DDC
320.96806
MMS ID
991024151740302626
