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Battleground Africa: Cold War in the Congo, 1960?Â€?1965 (Cold War International History Project) [2/27/2013] Lise Namikas

Lise Namikas

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Description:Battleground Africa traces the Congo Crisis from post-World War II decolonization efforts through Mobutu's second coup in 1965 from a radically new vantage point. Drawing on materials from recently opened archives in Russia and the United States, and to a lesser extent Germany and Belgium, Namikas addresses the crisis from the perspectives of the two superpowers and explains with superb clarity the complex web of allies, clients, and neutral states influencing U.S.-Soviet competition.Unlike any other work, Battleground Africa looks at events leading up to independence, then considers the assassination of Patrice Lumumba, the series of U.N.-supported constitutional negotiations, and the crises of 1964 and 1965. Finding that the U.S. and the USSR each wanted to avoid a major confrontation, but also misunderstood its opponent's goals and wanted to avoid looking weak or losing its political standing in Africa, Namikas argues that a series of exaggerations and misjudgements helped to militarize the crisis, and ultimately, helped militarize the Cold War on the continent.Part of the Cold War International History Project Series from Woodrow Wilson Center PressWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Battleground Africa: Cold War in the Congo, 1960?Â€?1965 (Cold War International History Project) [2/27/2013] Lise Namikas. To get started finding Battleground Africa: Cold War in the Congo, 1960?Â€?1965 (Cold War International History Project) [2/27/2013] Lise Namikas, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Battleground Africa traces the Congo Crisis from post-World War II decolonization efforts through Mobutu's second coup in 1965 from a radically new vantage point. Drawing on materials from recently opened archives in Russia and the United States, and to a lesser extent Germany and Belgium, Namikas addresses the crisis from the perspectives of the two superpowers and explains with superb clarity the complex web of allies, clients, and neutral states influencing U.S.-Soviet competition.Unlike any other work, Battleground Africa looks at events leading up to independence, then considers the assassination of Patrice Lumumba, the series of U.N.-supported constitutional negotiations, and the crises of 1964 and 1965. Finding that the U.S. and the USSR each wanted to avoid a major confrontation, but also misunderstood its opponent's goals and wanted to avoid looking weak or losing its political standing in Africa, Namikas argues that a series of exaggerations and misjudgements helped to militarize the crisis, and ultimately, helped militarize the Cold War on the continent.Part of the Cold War International History Project Series from Woodrow Wilson Center PressWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Battleground Africa: Cold War in the Congo, 1960?Â€?1965 (Cold War International History Project) [2/27/2013] Lise Namikas. To get started finding Battleground Africa: Cold War in the Congo, 1960?Â€?1965 (Cold War International History Project) [2/27/2013] Lise Namikas, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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