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Gordian knot [electronic resource] : apartheid and the unmaking of the liberal world order / Ryan M. Irwin.
Series: Oxford studies in international history: Publisher: New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012Description: 1 online resource.ISBN: 9780199979882 (ebook) :.Subject(s): South Africa -- Politics and government -- 1961-1978
| Apartheid -- South Africa | Self-determination, National -- South Africa | Decolonization -- South Africa | South Africa -- Foreign relationsAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780199855612DDC classification: 968.06 Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: '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.
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'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.
Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on Aug. 24, 2012).
Includes bibliographical references and index.