| Description |
xxiii, 333 p. : ill., map ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction: JFK and the "Greatest revolution in human history" -- "More royalist than the queen": Eisenhower/Dulles policy toward Africa -- JFK's early support of African nationalism -- Kennedy, Sékou Touré, and the success of personal diplomacy -- Kennedy, Kwame Nkrumah, and the Volta River project decision -- Kennedy, Julius Nyerere, and self determination in southern Africa -- Kennedy, Gamal Abdel Nasser, Ben Bella, and North African Arab nationalism -- Kennedy, Felix Houphouët-Boigny, William Tubman, and conservative African nationalism -- The Kennedy-De Gaulle rivalry in Africa -- The view from Pretoria -- Cold War civil rights and Kennedy's courting of African nationalists -- Contested skies: U.S.-U.S.S.R. competition for African civil aviation markets and the Cuban Missile Crisis -- Conclusion: the Kennedy legacy in Africa |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-316) and index |
| Subject |
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963.
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| SUBJECT |
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 fast (OCoLC)fst00035588 |
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Nationalism -- Africa -- History -- 20th century
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Economic assistance, American -- Africa -- History -- 20th century
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Autonomy and independence movements
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Diplomatic relations
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Economic assistance, American
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Nationalism
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Africa -- Foreign relations -- United States
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United States -- Foreign relations -- Africa
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Africa -- History -- Autonomy and independence movements
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| Subject |
Africa
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2011017689 |
| ISBN |
9780195396096 |
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019539609X |
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