Saving apartheid : white internationalism at the end of the Cold War / Augusta Dell'Omo.
| Author/creator | Dell'Omo, Augusta Lynn author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | New York : Columbia University Press, [2026] |
| Description | viii, 394 pages : map ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | White internationalism at the end of the Cold War |
| Series | Global America Global America series. |
| Contents | Telling the Story of White Power -- The Only True Friends South Africa Has -- Making and Breaking Constructive Engagement -- White Women for Apartheid -- Breaking with the Republican Party -- Human Rights for White Power -- The Colorblind Far Right at Apartheid's End. |
| Abstract | "Saving Apartheid: White Supremacist Internationalism at the Cold War's End offers the first examination of the "pro-apartheid" movement's organizing in the United States and South Africa. By mapping an international network of white supremacist and terrorist organizations, Saving Apartheid reveals that as the apartheid state crumbled, a global ecosystem of white supremacist actors took up the mantle of white rule. Combining political, social, and religious history, Saving Apartheid analyzes how white power groups in the United States, Europe, and South Africa built transatlantic networks that responded to changing geopolitical realities as the Cold War ended. Critically, Saving Apartheid uncovers a fundamental shift in white supremacist organizing in this period. The passage of economic sanctions against South Africa by friendly conservative governments enraged the pro-apartheid movement, which increasingly pursued a more violent, anti-state activism. This turn demanded an increasing presence in South Africa, as white supremacist actors resisted apartheid's end throughout the 1990s. Historian Augusta Dell'Omo explores the deeply personal nature of white supremacist internationalism, as ordinary people across the United States and Europe organized to preserve apartheid in South Africa and defend its reputation abroad. The pro-apartheid movement was more than a political lobbying effort. It encompassed religious leaders, journalists, and organizers who acted as part of a white supremacist international community wrestling with what it meant to defend white rule. As the apartheid government and the Cold War came to a close, white internationalists faced a changing geopolitical landscape that demanded a reimagining of the future of white power. Saving Apartheid weaves together narratives of state and nonstate actors, uncovering white supremacist organizing before the Internet age and offering critical explanatory power on the historical origins of contemporary far-right extremism.""-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages [279]-375) and index. |
| Issued in other form | ebook version : 9780231561020 |
| LCCN | 2025030450 |
| ISBN | 9780231215893 |
| ISBN | 9780231215886 hardcover |
| ISBN | 0231215886 hardcover |
| ISBN | 0231215894 trade paperback |
| ISBN | electronic book |
| ISBN | (PDF) |
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