International Politics in Southern Africa

292 Pages·1982·47.596 MB·English

by  Gwendolen M. Carter, Patrick O'Meara, David E. Albright, Robert M. Price, Christopher R. Hill, Colin Legum, Olajide Aluko, Kenneth W. Grundy, Richard A. Horovitz

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International
Politics
in Southern Africa

International
Politics
in Southern Africa
EDITED BY
Gwendolen M. Carter
and Patrick O’Meara
INDIANA
UNIVERSITY
PRESS
BLOOMINGTON
Copyright © 1982 by Indiana University Press
All rights reserved
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Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data
Main entry under title:
International politics in Southern Africa.
Proceedings of a conference held April 24-25, 1981
at Indiana University.
Bibliography: p.
Includes index.
Contents: The Communist states and Southern Africa/
David E. Albright—U.S. policy toward Southern
Africa/Robert M. Price—[etc.]
1. Africa, Southern—Foreign relations—1975-
Addresses, essays, lectures. 2. Africa, Southern—
Politics and government—1975 Addresses, essays,
lectures. I. Carter, Gwendolen Margaret, 1906-
II. O’Meara, Patrick.
DT746.I59 1982 327.68 81-48325
ISBN 0-253-34285-6 AACR2
ISBN 0-253-20281-7 (pbk.)
Contents
Preface vii
Introduction / M.
GWENDOLEN CARTER AND
PATRICK O’MEARA ix
1. The Communist States and Southern Africa /
E.
DAVID ALBRIGHT 3
2. U.S. Policy toward Southern Africa /
M. 45
ROBERT PRICE
3. Western Europe and Southern Africa /
R. 89
CHRISTOPHER HILL
4. The Middle East Dimension / COLIN LEGUM 115
5. The African Dimension / 122
COLIN LEGUM
6. Nigeria and Southern Africa / 128
OLAJIDE ALUKO
7. South Africa in the Political Economy of Southern
Africa / W. 148
KENNETH GRUNDY
8. The Role of Donor Agencies in Southern Africa /
A.
RICHARD HOROVITZ 179
9. The International Moral Protest / 223
COLIN LEGUM
Notes 229
Glossary 249
Selected Currency Rates 250
Contributors 251
Bibliography 253
Index 263

Preface
This book is a direct outgrowth of our increasing awareness of the
importance of analyzing the roles being played by major international
powers in the Southern African region. We see it as a companion to
Southern Africa: The Continuing Crisis, which we have revised and up-
dated so as to appear at the same time as this volume. Both of these
books are intended for broad audiences in this country and overseas,
in the belief that the Southern African region is one of the most
critical in the world today.
We hope that International Politics in Southern Africa will dispel some
of the myths concerning major power involvement in the region and
provide a sound basis for evaluating the complexities of international
engagement.
In preparation for the book, we organized a conference at Indiana
University on “Southern Africa: International Issues and Responses,”
on April 24 and 25, 1981, for the contributors to the work. We are
indebted to The Lilly Endowment, Inc. for supporting the conference
and thereby aiding in the publication of the book. The Cummins
Engine Foundation, the Dean of International Programs, and the
African Studies Program also provided encouragement and generous
support. Those who participated in the conference as discussants or
chairpersons included: Phyllis Martin, John Lombardi, Trevor
Brown, William Siffm, Allen Maxwell, Edmond Keller, J. Gus Lie-
benow, Iliya Harik, Sheldon Cellar, and Harvey Starr. The lively in-
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teraction between contributors and commentators at the conference
was an invaluable stimulus to the revision of the chapters.
We very much appreciate the assistance given this entire project
by the staff of the African Studies Program, and in particular by
Chloe Ann Miller, Sue Ann Hanson, Susan Domowitz, and Lisa
McCullough.
GWENDOLEN M. CARTER
PATRICK O’MEARA