Equality, Non-Interference, and Sovereignty

President Ahmadou Ahidjo and the Making of Cameroon-U.S. Relations

Dados Bibliográficos

ID7230721
AutoresJulius A Amin (0000-0001-9166-335X, autor correspondente)
Ano2021
Volume64
Fascículo4
Páginas826-853
Data de publicação2021-10-29
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoAfrican Studies Review (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0002-0206 • E-ISSN: 1555-2462
EditoraCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/asr.2021.75
OpenAlexW3209128808
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas4
Referências citadas28

Scholars often dismiss the importance of local archives in the reconstruction of postcolonial African history, stating that they are superficial, unorganized, and unreliable. Amin challenges that notion and argues that those archives are central to the study of African diplomatic history. Based on extensive and previously unused documents, he argues that Cameroon’s Ahmadou Ahidjo leveraged his U.S. policy to develop his country and protect its sovereignty while maintaining a firm grip on power. This reappraisal of Ahidjo’s actions engages debates about the contours of U.S.-African foreign policy and the challenges new nations face as they navigate external relations

Face (sociological concept · Foreign policy · International relations · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Social science · Sociology · Sovereignty · African studies and sociopolitical issues · Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics · International Development and Aid · Law