Vladimir Shubin

The Hot 'Cold War' (eBook, PDF)

The USSR in Southern Africa

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

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.

The book focuses on states experiencing violent internal conflict and foreign intervention, that is Angola, Mozambique, Namibia , South Africa and Zimbabwe.

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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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Pluto Press
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Oktober 2008
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781849642972
• Artikelnr.: 38462002

Autorenporträt

Vladimir Shubin is Principal Research Fellow of the Institute for African Studies in the Russian Academy of Sciences. He is the author of The Hot 'Cold War' (Pluto, 2008).