A white American woman is raped by a black Panamanian laborer in 1946 in the Panama Canal Zone, and the aftermath affects labor relations in the Western hemisphere for the next two decades. And numerous nations use the African continent to exercise their colonial muscle and postwar power, only to encounter the financial and military burdens that will exhaust and alienate their own citizenry half a world away. As Race, Ethnicity, and the Cold War reveals, during this dangerous era there were no longer any "isolated ...
Read More
A white American woman is raped by a black Panamanian laborer in 1946 in the Panama Canal Zone, and the aftermath affects labor relations in the Western hemisphere for the next two decades. And numerous nations use the African continent to exercise their colonial muscle and postwar power, only to encounter the financial and military burdens that will exhaust and alienate their own citizenry half a world away. As Race, Ethnicity, and the Cold War reveals, during this dangerous era there were no longer any "isolated incidents." Like the butterfly flapping its wings and changing the weather on the other side of the globe, an instance of racial or ethnic hostility had ripple effects across a Cold War world of brinksmanship between bitter national rivals and ideological opponents. Table of Contents Preface Introduction: The Borders of Race and Nation Nico Slate Part I: Race and the International System Token Diplomacy: The United States, Race, and the Cold War Michael L. Krenn A Wind of Change? White Redoubt and the Postcolonial Moment in South Africa, 1960-1963 Ryan M. Irwin Part II: Race, Ethnicity, and Decolonization Race, Labor, and Security in the Panama Canal Zone: The 1946 Greaves Rape Case, Local 713, and the Isthmian Cold War Crackdown Michael Donoghue Race, Identity, and Diplomacy in the Papua Decolonization Struggle, 1949-1962 David Webster "For a Better Guinea" Winning Hearts and Minds in Portuguese Guinea Lu???s Nuno Rodrigues Part III: Race and the Interplay of Domestic and International Politics Testing the Limits of Soviet Internationalism: African Students in the Soviet Union Maxim Matusevich Crimes against Humanity in the Congo: Nazi Legacies and the German Cold War in Africa Katrina M. Hagen Race and the Cuban Revolution: The Impact of Cuba's Intervention in Angola Henley Adams Part IV: Ethnicity and the Interplay of Domestic and International Politics Ethnic Nationalism in the Cold War Context: The Cyprus Issue in the Greek and Greek American Public Debate, 1954-1989 Zinovia Lialiouti and Philip E. Muehlenbeck God Bless Reagan and God Help Canada: The Polish Canadian Action Group and Solidarno c in Toronto Eric L. Payseur Ethnic Nationalism and the Collapse of Soviet Communism Mark R. Beissinger
Read Less
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Fine. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 344 p. Contains: Illustrations, black & white. In Stock. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Brand New, Perfect Condition, allow 4-14 business days for standard shipping. To Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. protectorate, P.O. box, and APO/FPO addresses allow 4-28 business days for Standard shipping. No expedited shipping. All orders placed with expedited shipping will be cancelled. Over 3, 000, 000 happy customers.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Fine. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 344 p. Contains: Illustrations, black & white. In Stock. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Brand New, Perfect Condition, allow 4-14 business days for standard shipping. To Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. protectorate, P.O. box, and APO/FPO addresses allow 4-28 business days for Standard shipping. No expedited shipping. All orders placed with expedited shipping will be cancelled. Over 3, 000, 000 happy customers.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
New. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 344 p. Contains: Illustrations, black & white. In Stock. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Brand New, Perfect Condition, allow 4-14 business days for standard shipping. To Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. protectorate, P.O. box, and APO/FPO addresses allow 4-28 business days for Standard shipping. No expedited shipping. All orders placed with expedited shipping will be cancelled. Over 3, 000, 000 happy customers.