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The South Africa Disputes Before Apartheid : The United Nations and Commonwealth Relations, 1946-1952.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Barnes, Robert, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Apartheid--South Africa--History.
- Apartheid.
- Commonwealth countries--History.
- Commonwealth countries.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (325 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Distribution:
- London : Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), 2026.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2026.
- System Details:
- text file rdaft
- Summary:
- A study of the early United Nations disputes over South Africa's racial and expansionist polices to understand how these strained intra-Commonwealth relations during the Cold War.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Part I: The Opening Round of The Disputes, 1946
- Chapter 1: South West Africa: Incorporation versus trusteeship
- From German colony to League mandate
- The first part of the First Session
- The Final Session of the League and the 1946 Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Meeting
- Preparing for the South West Africa debate
- The second part of the First Session
- Conclusion
- Chapter 2: Treatment of Indians: Domestic jurisdiction versus human rights
- The Indian 'problem'
- The Asiatic Land Tenure and Indian Representation Act
- The Joint First and Sixth Committee
- General Assembly Resolution 44 (I)
- Part II: Attemmpting to Resolve The Disputes, 1947-9
- Chapter 3: South West Africa: Continued mandate versus trusteeship
- In the spirit of the mandate
- The Trusteeship Council and the 1948 election
- Louw's 'victory' at the Third Session
- Reverend Michael Scott and submitting reports
- Hearing Scott and referral to the ICJ
- Chapter 4: Treatment of Indians: Bilateral talks versus further condemnation
- The Nehru-Smuts correspondence
- No action at the Second Session
- Malan's election and the 1949 Prime Ministers' Meeting
- The second part of the Third Session
- No debate at the Fourth Session
- Part III: Pariah Status Achieved, 1950-2
- Chapter 5: South West Africa: South African obligations versus international supervision
- The ICJ's advisory opinion and the Fifth Session
- The Ad Hoc Committee on South West Africa
- Hearing the Hereros, Namas and Berg-Damaras
- The South African boycott
- Chapter 6: Treatment of Indians: Round-table conference versus mediation
- The Cape Town preliminary talks and the Group Areas Act.
- The first apartheid resolution
- Growing despondency at the Sixth Session
- Epilogue: From the race conflict dispute to South Africa's Commonwealth withdrawal
- Notes
- Chapter 1
- Chapter 2
- Chapter 3
- Chapter 4
- Chapter 5
- Chapter 6
- Epilogue
- Bibliography
- Unpublished Primary Sources
- Digitized Collections
- Published Primary Sources
- Memoirs
- Published Secondary Sources
- Unpublished Secondary Sources
- Websites
- Index.
- ISBN:
- 1-350-44329-8
- 1-350-43955-X
- 9781350439559
- OCLC:
- 1564375961
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