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100 1 a| Meriwether, James Hunter,d| 1963-e| author.=| ^A517384;

245 10 a| Tears, fire, and blood :b| the United States and the decolonization of Africa /c| James H. Meriwether.;

264 1 a| Chapel Hill :b| The University of North Carolina Press,c| [2021];

300 a| xii, 301 pages :b| map ;c| 25 cm;

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 0 a| No Premature Independence, 1941-1951 -- No Stopping the Torrent, 1952-1960 -- Years of Africa, 1960-1966 -- The White Redoubt, 1965-1974 -- Rapid, Just, and African Solutions, 1974-1980 -- Majority Rule, 1980-1994.;

520 a| "In Tears, Fire, and Blood, James Meriwether offers a sweeping history of how the United States responded to decolonization in Africa. The new political terrain of the twentieth century drew out national and ideological dilemmas in the U.S.: democratic principles of self-determination ran up against fears of potential Communist gains, and ideals of one person/one vote crashed against doubts about weakening western alliances and anticommunist partners. A decolonizing Africa helped propel the black freedom struggle around the world, forcing the U.S. to confront the realities of civil rights abroad as it fought over how to achieve equality at home. Meriwether demonstrates that Washington veered between strengthening African nationalist movements seeking majority rule and independence and bolstering anticommunist European allies seeking to maintain white rule. Ultimately, the U.S. supported European allies and white minority rule, choosing national security interests and racial prejudices over anticolonialism"--c| Provided by publisher.;

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Tears, fire, and blood : the United States and the decolonization of Africa / James H. Meriwether.

Author/creator	Meriwether, James Hunter, 1963- author.
Format	Book
Publication	Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2021]
Description	xii, 301 pages : map ; 25 cm
Subjects	Decolonization--Africa. --History. --20th century. United States--Foreign relations. --Africa. Africa--Foreign relations. --United States.

Contents	No Premature Independence, 1941-1951 -- No Stopping the Torrent, 1952-1960 -- Years of Africa, 1960-1966 -- The White Redoubt, 1965-1974 -- Rapid, Just, and African Solutions, 1974-1980 -- Majority Rule, 1980-1994.
Abstract	"In Tears, Fire, and Blood, James Meriwether offers a sweeping history of how the United States responded to decolonization in Africa. The new political terrain of the twentieth century drew out national and ideological dilemmas in the U.S.: democratic principles of self-determination ran up against fears of potential Communist gains, and ideals of one person/one vote crashed against doubts about weakening western alliances and anticommunist partners. A decolonizing Africa helped propel the black freedom struggle around the world, forcing the U.S. to confront the realities of civil rights abroad as it fought over how to achieve equality at home. Meriwether demonstrates that Washington veered between strengthening African nationalist movements seeking majority rule and independence and bolstering anticommunist European allies seeking to maintain white rule. Ultimately, the U.S. supported European allies and white minority rule, choosing national security interests and racial prejudices over anticolonialism"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Issued in other form	ebook version : 9781469664248
Genre/form	History.
LCCN	2020056897
ISBN	9781469664217 hardcover
ISBN	1469664216 hardcover
ISBN	9781469664224 paperback
ISBN	1469664224 paperback
ISBN	electronic book
ISBN	electronic book

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