Soviet Perceptions of Africa
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Total Pages | : 58 |
Release | : 1982 |
Genre | : Africa, Sub-Saharan |
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Total Pages | : 58 |
Release | : 1982 |
Genre | : Africa, Sub-Saharan |
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Author | : Radoslav A. Yordanov |
Publisher | : Lexington Books |
Total Pages | : 329 |
Release | : 2016-03-17 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1498529100 |
At the height of the Cold War, Soviet ideologues, policymakers, diplomats, and military officers perceived the countries of Africa, Asia, and Latin America as the future reserve of socialism, holding the key to victory over Western forces. The zero-sum nature of East-West global competition induced the United States to try to thwart Soviet ambitions. The result was predictable: the two superpowers engaged in proxy struggles against each other in faraway, little-understood lands, often ending up entangled in protracted and highly destructive local fights that did little to serve their own agendas. Using a wealth of recently declassified sources, this book tells the complex story of Soviet involvement in the Horn of Africa, a narrowly defined geographic entity torn by the rivalry of two large countries (Ethiopia and Somalia), from the beginning of the Cold War until the demise of the Soviet Union. At different points in the twentieth century, this region—arguably one of the poorest in the world—attracted broad international interest and large quantities of advanced weaponry, making it a Cold War flashpoint. The external actors ultimately failed to achieve what they wanted from the local conflicts—a lesson relevant for U.S. policymakers today as they ponder whether to use force abroad in the wake of the unhappy experiences in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Author | : Richard K. Herrmann |
Publisher | : University of Pittsburgh Pre |
Total Pages | : 289 |
Release | : 2010-11-23 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0822977060 |
This book discerns Soviet leaders' views of the United States and sees them in relation to foreign policy statements and actions. Hermann first examines the subtle problem of analyzing perceptions and interpreting motives from the words and deeds of national leaders. He then turns to cases, measuring the dominant U.S. hypotheses about the USSR against Soviet behavior in Central Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia, as well as Soviet participation in the arms race. Finally, he weighs his conclusions against a thematic study of speeches and publications by members of the Politburo.
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Total Pages | : 80 |
Release | : 1982 |
Genre | : Africa, Sub-Saharan |
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Author | : Luba A. Holowaty |
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Total Pages | : 798 |
Release | : 1970 |
Genre | : Africa, Northeast |
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Author | : Helen Desfosses |
Publisher | : New York : Praeger Publishers |
Total Pages | : 344 |
Release | : 1972 |
Genre | : Political Science |
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This study analyzes Soviet theories regarding the national-building process in black Africa.
Author | : George W. Breslauer |
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Total Pages | : 284 |
Release | : 1992 |
Genre | : Africa |
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Author | : Evgeniĭ Anatolʹevich Tarabrin |
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Total Pages | : 328 |
Release | : 1980 |
Genre | : Political Science |
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Author | : Robert Legvold |
Publisher | : Cambridge : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 400 |
Release | : 1970 |
Genre | : History |
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This is a study of Soviet policy in six West African countries: Ghana, Guinea, the Ivory Coast, Mali, Nigeria, and Senegal. Robert Legvold analyzes the awakening of Soviet Interest in sub-Saharan Africa and the growth, problems, and influences of the Soviet involvement from Ghana's independence in 1957 to 1968. Those nations are significant not only because they were the first African colonies to achieve independence and therefore have had the longest involvement with the Soviet Union, but also because together they supply illustrations of every problem that Black Africa poses for an outside nation's foreign policy: from hypersensitive nationalism to what has been called neo-colonial dependence; from relative long-term stability to fundamental instability; from military coups d'état to civil war. From the Soviet viewpoint the six countries range from the most progressive to the most reactionary. Each has had an interesting relationship with the Soviet Union. The author considers several basic questions: How has the Soviet Union coped with the problems and opportunities created by Black Africa? How have its perceptions of Black Africa evolved during the first decade of its involvement there? Has policy shifted correspondingly with changes In these perceptions? Mr. Legvold explains why Black Africa lay largely ignored for years while Soviet leaders turned their attention to struggle and revolution in the Far East and South Asia. He has examined the Soviet and African press to trace the full evolution of Soviet attitudes and action in these countries, and has interviewed Soviet, African, and other officials. He compares Soviet policy as between one African nation and another, as well as between Africa and other continents.
Author | : Luba Anastasia Holowaty |
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Total Pages | : 744 |
Release | : 1970 |
Genre | : Africa, Northeast |
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