Gordian knot : apartheid and the unmaking of the liberal world order /

'Gordian Knot' explores how African decolonization remade the international order of the mid-20th century. In looking closely at the apartheid debate, the book shows the way South Africa's policies shaped the global conversation about rights and race and eroded Washington's influ...

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Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Irwin, Ryan M.
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
New York : Oxford University Press, c2012.
Ausgabe:
1st ed.
Zusammenfassung:
'Gordian Knot' explores how African decolonization remade the international order of the mid-20th century. In looking closely at the apartheid debate, the book shows the way South Africa's policies shaped the global conversation about rights and race and eroded Washington's influence at the United Nations.
Umfang:
1 online resource (257 p.)
Anmerkungen:
Description based upon print version of record.
Anmerkungen:
English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-19-999617-2
0-19-985562-5
1-283-57662-7
9786613889072
Schlagworte:
Apartheid > Political aspects > South Africa.
Self-determination, National > South Africa.
Decolonization > South Africa.
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