Visions of Freedom
Subtitle: Havana, Washington, Pretoria, and the Struggle for Southern Africa, 1976-1991
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 672
ISBN-13: 9781469609683
Subjects: Cold war; Africa, southern, history; Africa, southern, foreign relations; Africa, southern, politics and government
Description: During the final fifteen years of the Cold War, southern Africa underwent a period of upheaval with dramatic twists and turns in relations between the super powers. Americans, Cubans, Soviets, and Africans fought over the future of Angola, where tens of thousands of Cuban soldiers were stationed and over the decolonization of Namibia. Beyond lay the great prize: South Africa. This book provides an international history of this important theater of the late Cold War.