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West Germany and Namibia's path to independence, 1969-1990 : foreign policy and rivalry with East Germany
- Title
- West Germany and Namibia's path to independence, 1969-1990 : foreign policy and rivalry with East Germany / Thorsten Kern ; foreword by Chris Saunders.
- Author
- Kern, Thorsten
- Publication
- Basel, Switzerland : Basler Afrika Bibliographien, 2019.
- ©2019
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- Additional Authors
- Saunders, Christopher C.
- Description
- xiv, 270 pages; 25 cm.
- Summary
- Namibia's main liberation movement, the South West Africa People's Organisation (SWAPO), relied heavily on outside support for its armed struggle against South Africa's occupation of what it called South West Africa. While East Germany's solidarity with Namibia's struggle for national self-determination has received attention, little research has been done on West Germany's policy towards Namibia, which must be seen against the backdrop of inter-German rivalry. The impact of the wider realities of the Cold War on Namibia's rocky path to independence leaves ample room for research and new interpretations. In West Germany and Namibia's Path to Independence, 1969-1990: Foreign Policy and Rivalry with East Germany, Thorsten Kern shows that German division played a vital role in West Germany's position towards Namibia during the Cold War. West German foreign policy towards Namibia, at the height of the Namibian liberation struggle, is investigated and discussed against the backdrop of rivalry with East Germany. The two states' deeply diverging policies, characterised in this context by competition for infuence over SWAPO, were strongly affected by the Cold War rivalry between the capitalist West and the communist East. Yet ultimately the dynamics of rapprochement helped to bring about Namibia's independence. This book is based upon a doctoral dissertation presented to the University of Cape Town in 2016. Kern conducted research in the National Archives of Namibia and in German archives and his work draws on interviews with contemporary witnesses."
- Series Statement
- Basel Namibia studies series, 2234-9561 ; 21
- Uniform Title
- Basel Namibia studies series ; 21.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Note
- "This book is a slightly revised and updated version of my Ph.D. thesis, submitted to the University of Cape Town, South Africa, in 2016."--Page xiii.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 254-266) and index.
- Call Number
- ReCAP 20-3021
- ISBN
- 9783906927169
- 3906927164
- LCCN
- 2019438368
- OCLC
- 1106106410
- Author
- Kern, Thorsten, author.
- Title
- West Germany and Namibia's path to independence, 1969-1990 : foreign policy and rivalry with East Germany / Thorsten Kern ; foreword by Chris Saunders.
- Publisher
- Basel, Switzerland : Basler Afrika Bibliographien, 2019.
- Copyright Date
- ©2019
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- Basel Namibia studies series, 2234-9561 ; 21Basel Namibia studies series ; 21.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 254-266) and index.
- Added Author
- Saunders, Christopher C., writer of foreword.
- Research Call Number
- ReCAP 20-3021