Struggles for self-determination : the denial of reactionary statehood in Africa / Josiah Brownell, Pratt Institute.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brownell, Josiah, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Self-determination, National--Africa.

Self-determination, National.

Sovereignty.

Recognition (International law).

Africa--History--Autonomy and independence movements.

Africa.

Africa--Foreign relations--1960-.

Africa--Politics and government--1960-.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 313 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2022.

Summary:

Katanga, Rhodesia, Transkei and Bophuthatswana: four African countries that, though existing in a literal sense, were, in each case, considered by the international community to be a component part of a larger sovereign state through which all official communications and interactions were still conducted. This book is concerned with the intertwined histories of these four right-wing secessionist states in Southern Africa as they fought for but ultimately failed to win sovereign recognition. Along the way, Katanga, Rhodesia, Transkei, and Bophuthatswana each invented new national symbols and traditions, created all the trappings of independent statehood, and each proclaimed that their movements were legitimate expressions of national self-determination. Josiah Brownell provides a unique comparison between these states, viewed together as a common reaction to decolonization and the triumph of anticolonial African nationalism. Describing the ideological stakes of their struggles for sovereignty, Brownell explores the international political controversies that their drives for independence initiated inside and outside Africa. By combining their stories, this book draws out the relation

Contents:

Introduction. The nonexistence of Katanga, Rhodesia, Transkei, and Bophuthatswana

Anti-nationalist nationalisms : the discursive web of reactionary statehood in Africa

The magical hour of midnight : independence days and national commemorations

The quest for recognition : the historical importance of diplomatic recognition and the pursuit of international acceptance

Establishing foreign missions in America : the Katanga Information Service, Rhodesia Information Office, and Transkei's Washington Bureau

Establishing foreign missions in Europe : 'La Délégation Permanente du Katanga in Brussels, Rhodesia House, and 'Bop House'

Putting Bop on the map : Sun City and the nonrecognition of Bophuthatswana

Conclusion. Reactionary statehood in Africa.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 25 Nov 2021).

ISBN:

9781108967488

1108967485

9781108967693

1108967698

9781108966825

1108966829

OCLC:

1493000422