American Policy Towards Southern Africa in the 1980s
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4252967 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ben L Martins, Ben L Martin (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1989 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 23-46 |
| Publication date | 1989-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Modern African Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-278X • E-ISSN: 1469-7777 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0022278x00015615 |
| OpenAlex | W2064147215 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 14 |
The Approach of the Reagan Administration towards the Third World was criticised as too simply anti-communist: a growing 'predisposition toward globalism',1 so it was claimed, led to a 'Sovietcentric orientation',2 an 'obsession with the Soviet Union',3 which obscured regional complexities.4 But American decisions about what actions to take in Southern Africa during the 1980s were part of a surprisingly effective strategy that often ignored Reagan's doctrine of aid to anti-communist resistance. That strategy was shaped by several hands, and the President's were not even the most important
Administration (probate law) · Communism · Development economics · Doctrine · Economics · Globalism · Globalization · Political economy · Political science · Resistance (ecology) · Sociology · Soviet union · African history and culture studies · Global Peace and Security Dynamics · Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics · Law
The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science (Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science (Paper))
The United States and South Africa
South Africa
Estrangement
Eagle resurgent? The Reagan era in American foreign policy
Afro-Marxist Regimes
Soviet Policy Towards South Africa
Endless Enemies
South Africa in Namibia
Angola, Mozambique and the West
South Africa in Namibia
Reassessing the Soviet Challenge in Africa
| Citations per year | 0.09 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1991 - 2015 (25) |
| Highly cited | No |