From Library Journal
This book examines the modern history of southern Africa with one eye on the geopolitical and economic concerns of the West. Only the first two chapters survey the period up to 1940, leaving 80 percent for recent events. Two illustrative chapters are "The Limits of Cold War Liberalism: colonial southern Africa in the Sixties" and "Letting Time Run Out: the shape of engagement in the Reagan era." While filled with topics such as corporate interests, multinationals, and sanctions, this is not a neo-Marxian analysis. Well researched and soberly reflective, typical of Minter's scholarly background, this concludes by exhorting the West to abandon its shortsighted alliance with South Africa. Recommended for all university libraries. John Grotpeter, Political Science Dept., St. Louis Coll. of Pharmacy
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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"A superb book. I recommend it highly. Thorough research, erudite writing, and startling insights. Must reading." — Randall Robinson, Founding Executive Director, TransAfrica
"Splendid... An invaluable work, elegantly organized and written. — Nadine Gordimer
"A must for scholars and analysts of South Africa and the U.S. stance toward that country. — Foreign Affairs
"This is the history of southern Africa that anti-apartheid militants have been waiting for. Its critics will be hard-pressed to match its cogency and depth of documentation. — Geroge M. Fredrickson
"Impressive work. Lucid scholarship. Coherently presents the last hundred years as they directly lead to the unfolding cataclysm of South Africa. — June Jordan
"The clearest comprehensive account of the political history of southern Africa I know. Committed, sober, and intelligent." — Immanuel Wallerstein
"Splendid... An invaluable work, elegantly organized and written. — Nadine Gordimer
"A must for scholars and analysts of South Africa and the U.S. stance toward that country. — Foreign Affairs
"This is the history of southern Africa that anti-apartheid militants have been waiting for. Its critics will be hard-pressed to match its cogency and depth of documentation. — Geroge M. Fredrickson
"Impressive work. Lucid scholarship. Coherently presents the last hundred years as they directly lead to the unfolding cataclysm of South Africa. — June Jordan
"The clearest comprehensive account of the political history of southern Africa I know. Committed, sober, and intelligent." — Immanuel Wallerstein
