Algeria and the Cold War : international relations and the struggle for autonomy / Mohammed Lakhdar Ghettas.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ghettas, Mohammed Lakhdar, author.

Series:

Library of international relations (Series) ; 84.

Library of International Relations ; 84

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cold War.

Algeria--History--1962-1990.

Algeria.

Algeria--History--1990-.

Algeria--Politics and government.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (291 pages) : illustrations.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2017.

Summary:

"Throughout the Cold War, Africa was a theatre for superpower rivalry. That the U.S and the Soviet Union used countries in Sub-Saharan Africa to their own advantage is well-known. Sub-Saharan countries also exploited Cold War hostilities in turn. But what role did countries in North Africa play? This book offers an international history of U.S-Algerian relations at the height of the Cold War. The Algerian president, Houari Boumediene, actively adjusted Algeria's foreign policy to promote the country's national development, pursuing its own commitment to non-alignment and 'Third World' leadership. Algeria's foreign policy was directly opposed to that of the U.S on major issues such as the Arab-Israeli conflict and Western Sahara conflict and the Algerian government was avowedly socialist. Yet, as this book outlines, Algeria was able to negotiate a position for itself between the U.S and the Soviet bloc, winning support from both and becoming a key actor in international affairs. Based on materials from recently opened archives, this book sheds new light on the importance of Boumediene's era in Algeria and will be an essential resource for historians and political scientists alike."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Contents:

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Strategy for Development, 1969-1970

The Triumph of Realism, 1971-1972

The Challenge of Third Worldism, 1973-1974

Western Sahara

Safeguarding the Socialist Revolution, 1977-1978

Conclusion.

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781350985247

1350985244

9781786722591

1786722593

9781786732590

1786732599

OCLC:

1114420357