Format:
1 online resource (294 pages)
ISBN:
9783905758528
Content:
The role played by Botswana in various southern African liberation struggles has previously been neglected in historical studies. The country's politics of support and mobilisation early on in Namibia's struggle for independence from South Africa proved crucial for the formative period of both nation states. Botswana's difficult and contradictory position as neighbour of the South African apartheid state and colonial power in Namibia are carefully dealt with, as are the challenges faced by the fragile Namibian refugee networks and liberation movements, SWANU and SWAPO, operating in Botswana for decades. The Inevitable Pipeline into Exile deals with a crucial phase of nationalism and transnational politics during the period of southern African decolonisation at the height of South Africa's diplomatic and military aggression throughout the region.
Content:
Cover -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- Beyond the Confines of the Nation: Another Dimension of Liberation Politics in Southern Africa. An Introduction -- Acknowledgements -- Dedication -- Introduction -- 1. Research Overview and Theoretical Framework -- Current Research. An overview -- Room for manoeuvre? A theoretical framework -- Determinants for the degree of support -- Criteria for a well-founded analysis -- About the concept of sovereignty -- Validity of approaches of International Relations Theory -- 2. Historical Basis -- Botswana -- The Bechuanaland Protectorate -- The incorporation issue -- The Seretse Khama Affair -- Developments in the first years after independence -- Botswana's geopolitical and economic situation -- Room for manoeuvre or dependence? -- Political freedom for the Bechuanaland Protectorate -- Political freedom for the Republic of Botswana -- Namibia -- An outline of historical developments in South West Africa -- The Namibian liberation struggle -- SWANU -- SWAPO -- Co-operation across the border -- Botswana's Ovaherero -- Co-operation in an international context -- 3. Methodology -- Archival studies -- British National Archives -- Botswana National Archives -- Interviews -- Oral history -- Selection of interviewees -- Design of the interviews -- Evaluation of the interviews -- 4. Government Attitude -- General policies in the Bechuanaland Protectorate and Botswana -- General refugee policy -- General policy towards the liberation movements -- Immigration and refugee legislation -- Bechuanaland Protectorate -- Botswana -- The Namibia question and international relations -- The Rhodesias -- Zambia -- The Organisation of African Unity (OAU) -- UN Council for Namibia -- The South African neighbour -- Pressure from South Africa and Botswana's reaction -- Violation of Botswana's territory -- Conclusion.
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783905758290
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9783905758290
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books
Author information:
Kößler, Reinhart 1949-
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