Foreign Intervention in Africa: From the Cold War to the War

Foreign Intervention in Africa: From the Cold War to the War on Terror (New Approaches to African History, Series Number 7)

Foreign Intervention in Africa chronicles the foreign political and military interventions in Africa during the periods of decolonization (1956-1975) and the Cold War (1945-1991), as well as during the periods of state collapse (1991-2001) and the "global war on terror" (2001-2010). In the first two periods, the most significant intervention was extra-continental. The United States, the Soviet Union, China, Cuba, and the former colonial powers entangled themselves in countless African conflicts. During the period of state collapse, the most consequential interventions were intra-continental. African governments, sometimes assisted by powers outside the continent, supported warlords, dictators, and dissident movements in neighboring countries and fought for control of their neighbors' resources. The global war on terror, like the Cold War, increased the foreign military presence on the African continent and generated external support for repressive governments. In each of these cases, external interests altered the dynamics of Africa's internal struggles, escalating local conflicts into larger conflagrations, with devastating effects on African peoples.
Country USA
Brand Cambridge University Press
Manufacturer Cambridge University Press
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber Refer to Sapnet.
ReleaseDate 2013-03-25
UnitCount 1
Format Illustrated
EANs 9780521709033

Country	USA
Brand	Cambridge University Press
Manufacturer	Cambridge University Press
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	Refer to Sapnet.
ReleaseDate	2013-03-25
UnitCount	1
Format	Illustrated
EANs	9780521709033

Foreign Intervention in Africa: From the Cold War to the War on Terror (New Approaches to African History, Series Number 7)

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