South Africa's Foreign Policy
The Search for Status and Security, 1945–1988

An exceptionally thorough study of South African foreign policy and the factors influencing its formation.

James Barber (Author), John Barratt (Author)

9780521388764, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 19 April 1990

410 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 2.3 cm, 0.6 kg

This book was originally published in 1990, as part of the Cambridge Studies in International Relations series, a joint initiative of Cambridge University Press and the British International Studies Association (BISA). In a far-reaching and fascinating study of foreign policy in South Africa, Barber and Barratt begin by looking at the post-war challenges faced by the government of South Africa, and the effect that the establishment of apartheid also had on foreign policy. Their study then goes on to explore the effects that Sharpeville, and the repercussions of various periods of success and upheaval, had on South African international relations up until the late 1980s. This exceptionally thorough study of South African foreign policy and the factors influencing its formation will be of interest to scholars of South Africa in particular, and international relations and policy making in general.

Acknowledgements
1. Introduction
Part I. The Post-War challenge and the Foundation of Apartheid: 1945–1960: 2. Smuts and the aftermath of war
3. The Nationalists establish their rule and look to Africa
4. The Nationalists search for an international role
Part II. Sharpeville and the Challenge of the Early 1960s: 1960–1965: 5. The state under threat - the internal and international settings
6. The government's response
Part III. The Years of Confidence: 1965–1974: 7. The internal setting
8. The African setting
9. The international setting
Part IV. Regional Upheaval and Soweto: 1974–1978: 10. The watershed years in southern Africa
11. Soweto - the domestic and regional impact
12. Soweto - the international impact
Part V. Domestic Reform and Regional Power: 978–1984: 13. The advent of P. W. Botha and the return of confidence
14. Assertion of regional power and constructive engagement
Part VI. Renewed Challenge and Response: 1984–1988: 15. Domestic and international crisis and Pretoria's response
16. The search continues
Appendix
Notes
Index.

Subject Areas: International relations [JPS]