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Gordian knot apartheid and the unmaking of the liberal world order /

Irwin, Ryan M.

Gordian knot apartheid and the unmaking of the liberal world order / [electronic resource] : Ryan M. Irwin. - New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012. - 1 online resource. - Oxford studies in international history . - Oxford studies in international history. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

'Gordian Knot' explores how African decolonization remade the international order of the mid-20th century. In looking closely at the apartheid debate, the book shows the way South Africa's policies shaped the global conversation about rights and race and eroded Washington's influence at the United Nations.

9780199979882 (ebook) : No price


Apartheid--South Africa.
Self-determination, National--South Africa.
Decolonization--South Africa.


South Africa--Politics and government--1961-1978.
South Africa--Foreign relations.

DT1945 / .I79 2012

968.06

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