U.S. Foreign Policy Towards Apartheid South Africa, 1948-1994 Conflict of Interests

by Thomson, Alex

• ISBN13: 9781403972279
• ISBN10: 1403972273
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-11-15
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

This book will chart the evolution of US foreign policy towards South Africa, beginning in 1948 when the architects of apartheid, the Nationalist Party, came to power. The study will extend through the holding of the 1994 elections, when the African National Congress of South Africa (ANC) formed this country's first non-racial democratic government. Dr. Thomson highlights three sets of conflicting Western interests: strategic, economic and human rights. This is a chronological survey of successive administrations, charting how US policy towards apartheid in South Africa reached a damaging watershed.

Author Biography

Alex Thomson is Principal Lecturer in Politics at Coventry University in the United Kingdom.

Table of Contents

List of Tables	p. vii
Preface and Acknowledgments	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
A Balancing Act: Key U.S. Interests and Apartheid South Africa	p. 5
"Mutual Cooperation" and "Serious Concern": The Truman and Eisenhower Administrations, 1948-1961	p. 17
"The Best of Both Worlds": The Kennedy Administration, 1961-1963	p. 31
"A Frustratingly Difficult Set of Policy Considerations to Juggle": The Johnson Administration, 1963-1969	p. 47
"The Whites Are Here to Stay ...": The Nixon and Ford Administrations, 1969-1977	p. 63
"Andy Young Is Not a Policy": The Carter Administration, 1977-1981	p. 89
"Neither the Clandestine Embrace nor the Polecat Treatment": The Reagan Administration, 1981-1984	p. 111
"There Are Occasions When Quiet Diplomacy Is Not Enough": The Reagan Administration, 1984-1986	p. 129
"Sanctions by Themselves Do Not Represent a Policy": The Reagan, Bush, and Clinton Administrations, 1986-1994	p. 149
Conclusion	p. 169
Notes	p. 175
Index	p. 239
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