Apartheid's reluctant uncle: the United States and Southern Africa in the early cold war
In 1948, civil rights for black Americans stood higher on the national political agenda than at any time since reconstruction. President Harry Truman issued orders for fair employment and the integration of the armed forces, and he proceeded to campaign on a platform that included an unprecedented c...
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| Zusammenfassung: | In 1948, civil rights for black Americans stood higher on the national political agenda than at any time since reconstruction. President Harry Truman issued orders for fair employment and the integration of the armed forces, and he proceeded to campaign on a platform that included an unprecedented civil rights plank, pushed through the Democratic convention by Hubert Humphrey. But on the other side of the globe, his administration paid close attention to another election as well: the surprising triumph of the white-supremacist National Party in South Africa, reluctantly accepted by the Truman White House. Apartheid's Reluctant Uncle brings to light the neglected history of Washington's strong (but hushed) backing for the National Party government after it won power in 1948, and its formal establishment of apartheid Thomas Borstelmann's account weaves together the complex threads of early Cold War tensions, African and domestic American politics, and nuclear diplomacy to show how - and why - the United States government aided and abetted the evangelically racist regime in Pretoria. Despite the rhetoric of the "free world," and the lingering idealism following the defeat of Nazi Germany and the founding of the U.N., Truman's foreign policy was focused on limiting Soviet expansion at all costs. Tensions between the two former allies mounted in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia, with the Berlin crisis, the Greek civil war, and the impending victory of the Communists in China. In southern Africa, the United States sought to limit Soviet and left-wing influence by supporting the colonial powers (Belgium, Portugal, and of course Britain) and the fiercely anticommunist National Party, led by Daniel Malan Despite the unsavory racism of Malan's government - Borstelmann shows that Pretoria fomented violence among black groups in the late 1940s, just as it has done recently between the ANC and Inkatha - the U.S. saw South Africa as a dependable and important ally. In addition, America was almost completely dependent on southern Africa for its uranium supply, and was willing to go to great lengths to secure the critical fuel for its nuclear arsenal. Borstelmann also notes that race relations in the segregated U.S. played a role in Washington's policies, with few white Americans greatly disturbed by the establishment of apartheid. As South Africa finally nears an end to almost fifty years of formal apartheid (and as Truman nears canonization, following the recent presidential election), Borstelmann's account comes as a startling reminder of America's early links to Pretoria's racist system |
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| 520 | 3 | |a Thomas Borstelmann's account weaves together the complex threads of early Cold War tensions, African and domestic American politics, and nuclear diplomacy to show how - and why - the United States government aided and abetted the evangelically racist regime in Pretoria. Despite the rhetoric of the "free world," and the lingering idealism following the defeat of Nazi Germany and the founding of the U.N., Truman's foreign policy was focused on limiting Soviet expansion at all costs. Tensions between the two former allies mounted in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia, with the Berlin crisis, the Greek civil war, and the impending victory of the Communists in China. In southern Africa, the United States sought to limit Soviet and left-wing influence by supporting the colonial powers (Belgium, Portugal, and of course Britain) and the fiercely anticommunist National Party, led by Daniel Malan | |
| 520 | 3 | |a Despite the unsavory racism of Malan's government - Borstelmann shows that Pretoria fomented violence among black groups in the late 1940s, just as it has done recently between the ANC and Inkatha - the U.S. saw South Africa as a dependable and important ally. In addition, America was almost completely dependent on southern Africa for its uranium supply, and was willing to go to great lengths to secure the critical fuel for its nuclear arsenal. Borstelmann also notes that race relations in the segregated U.S. played a role in Washington's policies, with few white Americans greatly disturbed by the establishment of apartheid. As South Africa finally nears an end to almost fifty years of formal apartheid (and as Truman nears canonization, following the recent presidential election), Borstelmann's account comes as a startling reminder of America's early links to Pretoria's racist system | |
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| adam_text | Apartheid s Reluctant Uncle
The United States
and Southern Africa
in the Early Cold War
THOMAS BORSTELMANN
New York Oxford
OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
Contents
Note on the Text xiii
Introduction 3
PART ONE COMMON INTERESTS
1 The United States: American Race Relations and Ties with Africa
Before Truman 7
2 Southern Africa: The Impact of World War II 22
3 The Truman Administration and Southern Africa: 1945 38
PART TWO DRAWING CLOSER
4 Containing Communism and Black Unrest: 1946—1947 55
5 The Coming of Apartheid: 1948 83
6 Rising Tensions in South Africa and the Cold War: 1949 108
PART THREE STAYING TOGETHER
7 The Korean War and the Cementing of the United States-South
African Alliance: 1950 137
8 Apartheid and the Cold War: Confirming the Ties,
1951-1952 166
Conclusion 195
Appendix 205
Notes 207
Selected Bibliography 279
Index 289
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| spelling | Borstelmann, Thomas 1958- Verfasser (DE-588)173655920 aut Apartheid's reluctant uncle the United States and Southern Africa in the early cold war Thomas Borstelmann New York u.a. Oxford Univ. Press 1993 IX, 298 S. Kt. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier In 1948, civil rights for black Americans stood higher on the national political agenda than at any time since reconstruction. President Harry Truman issued orders for fair employment and the integration of the armed forces, and he proceeded to campaign on a platform that included an unprecedented civil rights plank, pushed through the Democratic convention by Hubert Humphrey. But on the other side of the globe, his administration paid close attention to another election as well: the surprising triumph of the white-supremacist National Party in South Africa, reluctantly accepted by the Truman White House. Apartheid's Reluctant Uncle brings to light the neglected history of Washington's strong (but hushed) backing for the National Party government after it won power in 1948, and its formal establishment of apartheid Thomas Borstelmann's account weaves together the complex threads of early Cold War tensions, African and domestic American politics, and nuclear diplomacy to show how - and why - the United States government aided and abetted the evangelically racist regime in Pretoria. Despite the rhetoric of the "free world," and the lingering idealism following the defeat of Nazi Germany and the founding of the U.N., Truman's foreign policy was focused on limiting Soviet expansion at all costs. Tensions between the two former allies mounted in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia, with the Berlin crisis, the Greek civil war, and the impending victory of the Communists in China. In southern Africa, the United States sought to limit Soviet and left-wing influence by supporting the colonial powers (Belgium, Portugal, and of course Britain) and the fiercely anticommunist National Party, led by Daniel Malan Despite the unsavory racism of Malan's government - Borstelmann shows that Pretoria fomented violence among black groups in the late 1940s, just as it has done recently between the ANC and Inkatha - the U.S. saw South Africa as a dependable and important ally. In addition, America was almost completely dependent on southern Africa for its uranium supply, and was willing to go to great lengths to secure the critical fuel for its nuclear arsenal. Borstelmann also notes that race relations in the segregated U.S. played a role in Washington's policies, with few white Americans greatly disturbed by the establishment of apartheid. As South Africa finally nears an end to almost fifty years of formal apartheid (and as Truman nears canonization, following the recent presidential election), Borstelmann's account comes as a startling reminder of America's early links to Pretoria's racist system Geschichte 1945-1953 gnd rswk-swf Apartheid - Afrique du Sud Buitenlandse betrekkingen gtt Guerre froide Außenbeziehungen Außenpolitik Apartheid South Africa Cold War Außenpolitik (DE-588)4003846-4 gnd rswk-swf Ethnische Beziehungen (DE-588)4176973-9 gnd rswk-swf Afrique du Sud - Relations extérieures - États-Unis Afrique du Sud - Relations raciales États-Unis - Relations extérieures - 1945-1953 États-Unis - Relations extérieures - Afrique du Sud États-Unis - Relations raciales Südafrika (Staat) USA South Africa Foreign relations United States South Africa Race relations United States Foreign relations 1945-1953 United States Foreign relations South Africa United States Race relations Südafrika (DE-588)4078012-0 gnd rswk-swf USA (DE-588)4078704-7 gnd rswk-swf Südafrika Kontinent (DE-588)4058393-4 gnd rswk-swf USA (DE-588)4078704-7 g Außenpolitik (DE-588)4003846-4 s Südafrika (DE-588)4078012-0 g Geschichte 1945-1953 z DE-604 Südafrika Kontinent (DE-588)4058393-4 g Ethnische Beziehungen (DE-588)4176973-9 s HEBIS Datenaustausch application/pdf http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&local_base=BVB01&doc_number=005439301&sequence=000002&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA Inhaltsverzeichnis |
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| title | Apartheid's reluctant uncle the United States and Southern Africa in the early cold war |
| title_auth | Apartheid's reluctant uncle the United States and Southern Africa in the early cold war |
| title_exact_search | Apartheid's reluctant uncle the United States and Southern Africa in the early cold war |
| title_full | Apartheid's reluctant uncle the United States and Southern Africa in the early cold war Thomas Borstelmann |
| title_fullStr | Apartheid's reluctant uncle the United States and Southern Africa in the early cold war Thomas Borstelmann |
| title_full_unstemmed | Apartheid's reluctant uncle the United States and Southern Africa in the early cold war Thomas Borstelmann |
| title_short | Apartheid's reluctant uncle |
| title_sort | apartheid s reluctant uncle the united states and southern africa in the early cold war |
| title_sub | the United States and Southern Africa in the early cold war |
| topic | Apartheid - Afrique du Sud Buitenlandse betrekkingen gtt Guerre froide Außenbeziehungen Außenpolitik Apartheid South Africa Cold War Außenpolitik (DE-588)4003846-4 gnd Ethnische Beziehungen (DE-588)4176973-9 gnd |
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