Destruction of a Nation: United States Policy Towards Angola Since 1945 [Hardcover]

George Wright (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 1997 | ISBN-10: 0745310303 | ISBN-13: 978-0745310305

In this thorough examination of US policy towards Angola from 1945 up to the present, George Wright assesses how each President from Truman to Clinton has carried out US foreign policy in general, and in Angola specifically, in a step-by-step case study that traces the dismantling of a Marxist regime by the West. Wright demonstrates the influence that policy planning organisations have in determining foreign policy and emphasizes the internal debates and struggles inherent in carrying out foreign policy. This well researched and well documented book is an invaluable critique of US intervention in a Third World state over five decades, before and after the end of the Cold War.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 252 pages
• Publisher: Pluto Pr (January 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0745310303
• ISBN-13: 978-0745310305
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,928,899 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Assesing U.S. Africa Policy, June 17, 2000

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Dewayne Boyd (Detroit, Michigan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Destruction of a Nation: United States Policy Towards Angola Since 1945 (Hardcover)

The United States has for too long negelected the interest of the people of Africa and focused too narrowly on the political, strategic(business)interest to the detriment of the continent.

This work spells out in detail how a failed U.S. policy played a key role in the destruction and morass of Angola. The "Cold War" is over, maybe now we can get it right!