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United States Relations with South Africa: A Critical Overview from the Colonial Period to the Present
United States Relations with South Africa A Critical Overview from the Colonial Period to the Present Author:Y. G-M. Lulat Relations between the United States and South Africaor the parts of the world these nations now occupygo nearly as far back as the very beginning of their inception as permanent European colonial intrusions. This book is a critical overview of these relations from the late seventeenth century to the present. Unprecedented in its scopeand support... more »ed by substantive and detailed notes, together with an extensive bibliography, chronology, glossary, and appendicesthe book distinguishes itself from extant works in a number of other ways. Set against the backdrop of a wider interdisciplinary exploration of both ideational and structural issues of historical context, it not only gives attention to the importance of contributions from nonofficial actors in shaping official relations, but also considers the impact of the geo-political location of South Africa within southern Africa, where the presence of other nations« less