Angola and Mozambique : postcolonial wars in southern Africa / James Ciment.
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- DT1405 C56 1997
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UAE Federation Library | مكتبة اتحاد الإمارات General Collection | المجموعات العامة | DT1405 C56 1997 (إستعراض الرف(يفتح أدناه)) | C.1 | Library Use Only | داخل المكتبة فقط | 30010000121316 |
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DT1325 B57 1999 Portugal and Africa / | DT1373 H49 2000 Contested power in Angola, 1840s to the present / | DT1373 H49 2000 Contested power in Angola, 1840s to the present / | DT1405 C56 1997 Angola and Mozambique : postcolonial wars in southern Africa / | DT1428 B75 1998 Death of dignity : Angola's civil war / | DT1428 B75 1998 Death of dignity : Angola's civil war / | DT1428 .G85 1998 The origins of the Angolan civil war : foreign intervention and domesticpolitical conflict |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-239) and index.
Preface: Conflict and Crisis in the Post-Cold War World -- Ch. 1. Introduction -- Ch. 2. Through Independence -- Ch. 3. Post-Independence -- Ch. 4. Rebel Forces -- Ch. 5. Governments -- Ch. 6. Issues, Tactics and Negotiations -- Ch. 7. Update.
In the Northern Hemisphere, the Cold War may have been fought with confrontations, blustering and threats, but in the Third World, it was all too hot. Two African battlegrounds, Angola and Mozambique, were liberated from their colonial rulers only in 1975 after lengthy wars and were immediately and cruelly plunged back into foreign-sponsored proxy wars and internal conflict.
Cold War politics alone, of course, are not responsible for the maelstrom that has engulfed Angola and Mozambique. Both countries have had the unfortunate distinction of having three post-World War II international conflicts fought out on their soil: the struggle of Third World peoples against Western (in this case, Portuguese) colonialism, the East-West confrontation between superpowers; and the fight against apartheid in, the regional domination by, white South Africa.
Potentially rich and productive (Angola particularly is blessed with natural resources, including minerals and oil), with plenty of arable land despite climatic extremes, both countries have suffered years of terror, leaving hundreds of thousands dead from battle, famine and disease, comprehensive social, economic and physical devastation and a horrific legacy of land mines everywhere.
Angola and Mozambique: Postcolonial Wars in Southern Africa is the story of these interrelated struggles. It establishes the historical, political, social and cultural context, explains issues, identifies players and assesses prospects for the future.