Research Catalog

Title

Southern African liberation movements and the global Cold War 'East' : transnational activism 1960-1990 / edited by Lena Dallywater, Chris Saunders and Helder Adegar Fonseca.

Publication

• Berlin : De Gruyter Oldenbourg, [2019]
• ©2019

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Details

Additional Authors

• Dallywater, Lena
• Saunders, Christopher C.
• Fonseca, Helder Adegar
• Middell, Matthias, 1961-

Description

x, 202 pages : illustrations, map; 24 cm.

Summary

In the global context of the Cold War, the relationship between liberation movements and Eastern European states obviously changed and transformed. Similarly, forms of (material) aid and (ideological) encouragement underwent changes over time. The articles assembled in this volume argue that the traditional Cold War geography of bi-polar competition with the United States is not sufficient to fully grasp these transformations. The question of which side of the ideological divide was more successful (or lucky) in impacting actors and societies in the global south is still relevant, yet the Cold War perspective falls short in unfolding the complex geographies of connections and the multipolarity of actions and transactions that exists until today. Acknowledging the complexities of liberation movements in globalization processes, the papers thus argue that activities need to be understood in their local context, including personal agendas and internal conflicts, rather than relying primarily on the traditional frame of Cold War competition. They point to the agency of individual activists in both "Africa" and "Eastern Europe" and the lessons, practices and languages that were derived from their often contradictory encounters.

Series Statement

Dialectics of the global, 2570-2289 ; volume 4

Uniform Title

Dialectics of the global ; volume 4.

Subjects

• Africa
• National liberation movements
• Cold War (1945-1989)
• National liberation movements > Africa, Southern
• Africa > History > 1960-
• South Africa
• Since 1960
• History
• Cold War

Genre/Form

History.

Note

• Includes 1 errata leaf.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Call Number

ReCAP 19-30859

ISBN

• 9783110638868
• 311063886X

LCCN

9783110638868

OCLC

1114262766

Title

Southern African liberation movements and the global Cold War 'East' : transnational activism 1960-1990 / edited by Lena Dallywater, Chris Saunders and Helder Adegar Fonseca.

Publisher

Berlin : De Gruyter Oldenbourg, [2019]

Copyright Date

©2019

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Dialectics of the global, 2570-2289 ; volume 4

Dialectics of the global ; volume 4.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Chronological Term

Since 1960

Added Author

Dallywater, Lena, editor.

Saunders, Christopher C., editor.

Fonseca, Helder Adegar, editor.

Middell, Matthias, 1961- editor.

Other Form:

9783110642964 PDF

9783110639384 ePub

Other Standard Identifier

9783110638868

Research Call Number

ReCAP 19-30859