Title Struggles for self-determination : the denial of reactionary statehood in Africa / Josiah Brownell, Pratt Institute, New York

Published Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2022 ©2022

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 313 pages) : illustrations, maps Contents Introduction. The nonexistence of Katanga, Rhodesia, Transkei, and Bophuthatswana -- Anti-nationalist nationalisms : the discursive web of reactionary statehood in Africa -- The magical hour of midnight : independence days and national commemorations -- The quest for recognition : the historical importance of diplomatic recognition and the pursuit of international acceptance -- Establishing foreign missions in America : the Katanga Information Service, Rhodesia Information Office, and Transkei's Washington Bureau -- Establishing foreign missions in Europe : 'La Délégation Permanente du Katanga in Brussels, Rhodesia House, and 'Bop House' -- Putting Bop on the map : Sun City and the nonrecognition of Bophuthatswana -- Conclusion. Reactionary statehood in Africa Summary Katanga, Rhodesia, Transkei and Bophuthatswana: four African countries that, though existing in a literal sense, were, in each case, considered by the international community to be a component part of a larger sovereign state through which all official communications and interactions were still conducted. This book is concerned with the intertwined histories of these four right-wing secessionist states in Southern Africa as they fought for but ultimately failed to win sovereign recognition. Along the way, Katanga, Rhodesia, Transkei, and Bophuthatswana each invented new national symbols and traditions, created all the trappings of independent statehood, and each proclaimed that their movements were legitimate expressions of national self-determination. Josiah Brownell provides a unique comparison between these states, viewed together as a common reaction to decolonization and the triumph of anticolonial African nationalism. Describing the ideological stakes of their struggles for sovereignty, Brownell explores the international political controversies that their drives for independence initiated inside and outside Africa. By combining their stories, this book draws out the relation Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 29, 2022) Subject Self-determination, National -- Africa Recognition (International law) Sovereignty. sovereignty. HISTORY / Africa / General. Autonomy and independence movements Diplomatic relations Politics and government Recognition (International law) Self-determination, National Sovereignty SUBJECT Africa -- History -- Autonomy and independence movements Africa -- Politics and government -- 1960- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85001573 Africa -- Foreign relations -- 1960- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85001555 Subject Africa Genre/Form History Form Electronic book LC no. 2021026859 ISBN 9781108966825 1108966829

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