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The Lion and the Springbok
Ronald HyamPeter Henshaw
其他書名
Britain and South Africa Since the Boer War
出版Cambridge University Press, 2003-05-15
主題History / Africa / GeneralHistory / Europe / Great Britain / GeneralHistory / Modern / 20th Century / GeneralPolitical Science / International Relations / General
ISBN05218245329780521824538
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=4RAc0aACJH4C&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋The Lion and the Springbok presents an account of the dynamics and divergences of the 'uneasy special relationship' of Britain and South Africa. From the bruising experience of the South African War (1899-1902) to South Africa's withdrawal from the Commonwealth in 1961, the authors chart this relationship in all its political, economic, cultural and geostrategic aspects. All the major disputes are discussed including the struggle for the High Commission Territories, the crisis over Seretse Khama's marriage and the transfer of the Simon's Town naval base. These issues trace, for the most part, a continuing deterioration in relations, as Afrikaner nationalist identity hardened and South African politics slid into the extremes of apartheid. The perceptions each side had of the other after 1948 are examined through representations in the media, and an epilogue considers the reasons for the return of the 'New South Africa' to the Commonwealth in 1994.