Kenneth Kaunda, the United States and southern Africa / Andy DeRoche.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

DeRoche, Andrew, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Kaunda, Kenneth D. (Kenneth David), 1924-2021.

Kaunda, Kenneth D.

Politics and government.

International relations.

Zambia--Foreign relations--United States.

Zambia.

Zambia--Foreign relations--1964-.

Zambia--Politics and government--1964-1991.

United States--Foreign relations--Africa, Southern.

United States.

Africa, Southern--Politics and government--20th century.

Africa, Southern.

Diplomatic relations.

Southern Africa.

Physical Description:

xi, 307 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury, 2016.

Summary:

Kenneth Kaunda, the United States and Southern Africa carefully examines US policy towards the southern African region between 1974, when Portugal granted independence to its colonies of Angola and Mozambique, and 1984, the last full year of the Reagan administration's Constructive Engagement approach. It focuses on the role of Zambian president Kenneth Kaunda, the key facilitator of international diplomacy towards the dangerous neighborhood surrounding his nation. The main themes include the influence of race, national security, economics, and African agency on international relations during the height of the Cold War. Andy DeRoche focuses on key issues such as the civil war in Angola, the fight against apartheid, the struggle for Namibia's independence, the transition from Rhodesia to Zimbabwe, and bilateral US/Zambian relations. The approach is traditional diplomatic history based on archival research in Zambia and the USA as well as interviews with key players such as Kaunda, Mark Chona, Siteke Mwale, Vernon Mwaanga, Chester Crocker, and Frank Wisner. The result offers an important new insight into the nuances of US policy toward southern Africa during the hottest days of the Cold War. Book jacket.

Contents:

Preface: Kenneth Kaunda and the USA, 1975-1984

Acknowledgments

Introduction: Kenneth Kaunda and Zambia-United States relations before 1975

1. Kaunda gets Ford's attention, 1974-1975

2. Lessons learned from Angola, 1975-1976

3. Henry Kissinger's 1976 speech and Kaunda's response

4. '"You need to have Kaunda's support": Kissinger's 1976 diplomacy regarding Rhodesia

5. Too good to last: Kaunda's relations with the Carter administration, 1977-1978

6. Challenges for Kaunda and Carter, 1978-1980

7. Constructive engagement and Kaunda's crackdown, 1980-1982

8. Kanuda and Croker cooperate on regional diplomacy 1983-1984

9. Kanuda's final years in office, 1984-1991

Epilogue: 1996-2014.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-283) and index.

ISBN:

9781474267625

1474267629

OCLC:

920721034