Josiah Brownell

Struggles for Self-Determination

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Produktbeschreibung

Offering a unique comparison between four secessionist states in Southern Africa as they fought for sovereign recognition, this book reveals how unrecognized states, such as Katanga, Rhodesia, Transkei and Bophuthatswana, navigated the international state system and the implications of being denied international legal status.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 328
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. November 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 629g
• ISBN-13: 9781108832649
• ISBN-10: 1108832644
• Artikelnr.: 62351813

Autorenporträt

Josiah Brownell is Associate Professor of History in the Social Science and Cultural Studies Department at the Pratt Institute in New York. He has written extensively on nationalism, decolonization, and white settlerism in Southern Africa, and is the author of The Collapse of Rhodesia: Population Demographics and the Politics of Race (2010).

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction: The nonexistence of Katanga, Rhodesia, Transkei, and
Bophuthatswana; 2. Anti-nationalist Nationalisms: The discursive web of
reactionary statehood in Africa; 3. The magical hour of midnight:
Independence days and national commemorations; 4. The quest for
recognition: The historical importance of diplomatic recognition and the
pursuit of international acceptance; 5. Establishing foreign missions in
America: The Katanga information service, Rhodesia information office, and
Transkei's Washington Bureau; 6. Establishing foreign missions in Europe:
'La Délégation Permanente du Katanga' in Brussels, Rhodesia house, and 'Bop
House'; 7. Putting bop on the map: Sun city and the nonrecognition of
Bophuthatswana; 8. Conclusion reactionary statehood in Africa;
Bibliography; Index.