South Africa's Foreign Policy: The Search for Status and Security, 1945–1988

by James Barber , John Barratt

• ISBN13: 9780521388764
• ISBN10: 0521388767
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1990-04-27
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

This book was originally published in 1990, as part of the Cambridge Studies in International Relations series, a joint initiative of Cambridge University Press and the British International Studies Association (BISA). In a far-reaching and fascinating study of foreign policy in South Africa, Barber and Barratt begin by looking at the post-war challenges faced by the government of South Africa, and the effect that the establishment of apartheid also had on foreign policy. Their study then goes on to explore the effects that Sharpeville, and the repercussions of various periods of success and upheaval, had on South African international relations up until the late 1980s. This exceptionally thorough study of South African foreign policy and the factors influencing its formation will be of interest to scholars of South Africa in particular, and international relations and policy making in general.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements

Introduction

The Post-War challenge and the Foundation of Apartheid: 1945-1960

Smuts and the aftermath of war

The Nationalists establish their rule and look to Africa

The Nationalists search for an international role

Sharpeville and the Challenge of the Early 1960s: 1960-1965

The state under threat - the internal and international settings

The government's response

The Years of Confidence: 1965-1974

The internal setting

The African setting

The international setting

Regional Upheaval and Soweto: 1974-1978

The watershed years in southern Africa

Soweto - the domestic and regional impact

Soweto - the international impact

Domestic Reform and Regional Power: 978-1984

The advent of P. W. Botha and the return of confidence

Assertion of regional power and constructive engagement

Renewed Challenge and Response: 1984-1988

Domestic and international crisis and Pretoria's response

The search continues

Appendix

Notes

Index

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