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-.

Kaunda, Kenneth D.

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

Africa, Southern.

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

United States.

Zambia--Foreign relations--1964-.

Zambia.

Zambia--Foreign relations--United States.

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

Physical Description:

1 online resource (321 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Bloomsbury, 2016.

Language Note:

English

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."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Contents:

Preface: Kenneth Kaunda and the USA, 1975-1984

Acknowledgments

Introduction: Kenneth Kaunda and Zambia/USA relations before 1975

Kaunda gets Ford's attention, 1974-75

Lessons learned from Angola, 1975-76

Henry Kissinger's 1976 speech and Kaunda's response

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

Too good to last: Kaunda's relations with the Carter administration, 1977-78

Challenges for Kaunda and Carter, 1978-80

Constructive engagement and Kaunda's crackdown, 1980-1982

Kaunda and Crocker cooperate on regional diplomacy, 1983-1984

Kaunda's final years in office, 1984-1991

Conclusion: fighting apartheid and HIV/AIDS, Kaunda's political demise, 1985-1994

Epilogue: 1996 to 2014.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781474267656

1474267653

9781474267649

1474267645

OCLC:

946887848