This book offers the first comprehensive theoretical analysis of US foreign policy toward Africa in the postwar era. Peter Schraeder argues that though we often assume that US policymakers "speak with one voice," Washington's foreign policy is derived from numerous centers of power, each of which has the ability to pull policy in different directions. Drawing on over 100 interviews, and detailed case studies in Zaire, Ethiopia-Somalia, and South Africa, this book provides a unique analysis of the historical evolution of US foreign policy in the region.
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"The audience for whom the book was written...should find the volume generally useful. Each group will find its extensive sources very helpful...and practitioners in the foreign policy field should find important clarifications and insights from the described role of the national bureaucracies. ... The book is well written and is accessible to bright undergraduate students." Winston E. Langley, University of Massachusetts, Boston (Book Review-- source?)
"The detail of the case studies provides a fascinating glimpse into American foreign policy toward Africa since World War II, and the theoretical argument makes a contribution to explaining when the president matters, when bureaucrats matter, and when Congress matters. The overall approach of the book is highly readable and engaging and its historical and conceptual content make it well-suited for upper-divisional undergraduates and graduate seminars." Presidential Studies Quarterly
"Peter Schraeder's new analusis of American foreign policy toward Africa is a welcome addition to the literaure on American foreign relations with countires south of the Sahara and to the more general study of American foreign policy. The book's primary appeal is its extensive investigation of how bureaucratic politics affect U.S. policy toward Africa and under what conditions policy is not made as business as usual." Political Science Quarterly
"This first-rate book is aimed at both an academic audience and African readers trying to make sense of American diplomacy....the accounts are well presented and effectively illustrate the patterns and processes at the core of the analysis....An excellent text for college courses." Gail Gerhart, Foreign Affairs
"...a welcome addition to the literature....the book is based on solid research (including almost 100 interviews), and the case studies are well written and informative. After reading this book, one is left with an understanding of how negatively the Cold War affected Africa, and how the superpowers used Africa as an arena for settling global conflicts....Schraeder makes an important contribution by integrating the analysis of African international relations into a broader social scientific framework....The book is also a good place to start for readers who seek an overview of U.S. relations with Africa. Both specialists and generalists will find this a useful study." David N. Gibbs, Journal of Politics
"The detail of the case studies provides a fascinating glimpse into American foreign policy toward Africa since World War II, and the theoretical argument makes a contribution to explaining when the president matters, when bureaucrats matter, and when Congress matters. The overall approach of the book is highly readable and engaging and its historical and conceptual content make it well-suited for upper-divisional undergraduates and graduate seminars." Presidential Studies Quarterly
"Peter Schraeder's new analusis of American foreign policy toward Africa is a welcome addition to the literaure on American foreign relations with countires south of the Sahara and to the more general study of American foreign policy. The book's primary appeal is its extensive investigation of how bureaucratic politics affect U.S. policy toward Africa and under what conditions policy is not made as business as usual." Political Science Quarterly
"This first-rate book is aimed at both an academic audience and African readers trying to make sense of American diplomacy....the accounts are well presented and effectively illustrate the patterns and processes at the core of the analysis....An excellent text for college courses." Gail Gerhart, Foreign Affairs
"...a welcome addition to the literature....the book is based on solid research (including almost 100 interviews), and the case studies are well written and informative. After reading this book, one is left with an understanding of how negatively the Cold War affected Africa, and how the superpowers used Africa as an arena for settling global conflicts....Schraeder makes an important contribution by integrating the analysis of African international relations into a broader social scientific framework....The book is also a good place to start for readers who seek an overview of U.S. relations with Africa. Both specialists and generalists will find this a useful study." David N. Gibbs, Journal of Politics
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Drawing on over 100 interviews, and detailed case studies in Zaire, Ethiopia-Somalia, and South Africa, this survey provides a unique analysis of the postwar evolution of the US's African foreign policy, currently derived from numerous centers of power with the ability to pull policy in different directions.
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established bureaucratic missions, regionalist worldview, policymaking establishment, extended crisis situations, bureaucratic incrementalism, administrations worldview, innumerable partisan, national security bureaucracies, congressional activists, mercenary uprising, realpolitik worldview, paramilitary aid, paramilitary war, microfiche series, voluntary arms embargo, bureaucratic status quo, comparative foreign policy, sanctions legislation, interventionist practices, unhampered access, sanctions bill, former staff director, presidential attention, routine periods, senior policymakers Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
South Africa, State Department, White House, Africa Bureau, Soviet Union, Cold War, Secretary of State, Horn of Africa, Defense Department, House Subcommittee, Haile Selassie, United States, Addis Ababa, World War, Third World, Prime Minister, Middle East, Security Council, Eastern Europe, Southern Rhodesia, House of Representatives, National Security Adviser, Congressional Black Caucus, African Americans, Great Britain New!
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established bureaucratic missions, regionalist worldview, policymaking establishment, extended crisis situations, bureaucratic incrementalism, administrations worldview, innumerable partisan, national security bureaucracies, congressional activists, mercenary uprising, realpolitik worldview, paramilitary aid, paramilitary war, microfiche series, voluntary arms embargo, bureaucratic status quo, comparative foreign policy, sanctions legislation, interventionist practices, unhampered access, sanctions bill, former staff director, presidential attention, routine periods, senior policymakers Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
South Africa, State Department, White House, Africa Bureau, Soviet Union, Cold War, Secretary of State, Horn of Africa, Defense Department, House Subcommittee, Haile Selassie, United States, Addis Ababa, World War, Third World, Prime Minister, Middle East, Security Council, Eastern Europe, Southern Rhodesia, House of Representatives, National Security Adviser, Congressional Black Caucus, African Americans, Great Britain New!
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- Ethiopia at Bay: A Personal Account of the Haile Sellassie Years by John H. Spencer on 6 pages
- In Search of Enemies by John Stockwell on 5 pages
- Power and Principle: Memoirs of the National Security Adviser, 1977-1981 by Zbigniew Brzezinski on 5 pages
- Intervention into the 1990s: U.S. Foreign Policy in the Third World by Peter J. Schraeder on 5 pages
- Interest groups and the shaping of foreign policy: Four case studies of United States African policy by F. Chidozie Ogene on 4 pages
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- Foreign Policy Restructuring: How Governments Respond to Change (Studies on Personalities of the New Testament) by Jerel A. Rosati on page 111, and page 135
- African Politics and Society: A Mosaic in Transformation by Peter J. Schraeder on page 136, and page 191
- Democratic Institution Performance: Research and Policy Perspectives by Edward R. McMahon on page 211, and Back Matter
- Imagining the Congo: The International Relations of Identity by Kevin C. Dunn in Back Matter
- Debating War and Peace by Jonathan Mermin on page 122
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