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The Hot ´Cold War´: The USSR in Southern Africa
Vladimir Shubin
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Description for The Hot ´Cold War´: The USSR in Southern Africa
Paperback. A Russian insider analyses the causes of armed conflicts in Southern Africa during the Cold War. Num Pages: 320 pages, 11 photos. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; HBJH. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 137 x 19. Weight in Grams: 418.
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.
Product Details
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Weight
417g
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745324722
SKU
V9780745324722
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Ref
99-50
About Vladimir Shubin
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).
Reviews for The Hot ´Cold War´: The USSR in Southern Africa
'Vladimir Shubin has unrivalled knowledge of the Soviet role in Africa in the decades of the Cold War. His personal yet scholarly account will be required reading for anyone interested in the fascinating story of the liberation of southern Africa'
Chris Saunders, University of Cape Town 'The Soviet Union's support for Southern African nationalism against Western imperialism is a crucial case study. There is no better author [on this subject] than Vladimir Shubin'
Patrick Bond, author of Looting Africa, and professor at University of KwaZulu-Natal 'An illuminating, well researched and accessible account of the forces at work and the factors determining policies at particular times'
Raymond Suttner, Professor, University of South Africa, Pretoria, author of The ANC underground, former ANC and SACP leader and one time political prisoner
Chris Saunders, University of Cape Town 'The Soviet Union's support for Southern African nationalism against Western imperialism is a crucial case study. There is no better author [on this subject] than Vladimir Shubin'
Patrick Bond, author of Looting Africa, and professor at University of KwaZulu-Natal 'An illuminating, well researched and accessible account of the forces at work and the factors determining policies at particular times'
Raymond Suttner, Professor, University of South Africa, Pretoria, author of The ANC underground, former ANC and SACP leader and one time political prisoner