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

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Label

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

Title remainder

apartheid and the unmaking of the liberal world order

Statement of responsibility

Ryan M. Irwin

Creator

• Irwin, Ryan M

Subject

• Decolonization -- South Africa
• Self-determination, National -- South Africa
• South Africa -- Foreign relations
• South Africa -- Politics and government -- 1961-1978
• Apartheid -- South Africa

Language

eng

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

Dewey number

968.06

Index

index present

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Series statement

Oxford scholarship online.

Target audience

specialized