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Author:   Josiah Brownell (Pratt Institute, New York)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.00cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.500kg
ISBN:  

9781108959971

ISBN 10:   1108959970
Pages:   288
Publication Date:   02 December 2021
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction: The nonexistence of Katanga, Rhodesia, Transkei, and Bophuthatswana; 2. Anti-nationalist Nationalisms: The discursive web of reactionary statehood in Africa; 3. The magical hour of midnight: Independence days and national commemorations; 4. The quest for recognition: The historical importance of diplomatic recognition and the pursuit of international acceptance; 5. Establishing foreign missions in America: The Katanga information service, Rhodesia information office, and Transkei's Washington Bureau; 6. Establishing foreign missions in Europe: 'La Délégation Permanente du Katanga' in Brussels, Rhodesia house, and 'Bop House'; 7. Putting bop on the map: Sun city and the nonrecognition of Bophuthatswana; 8. Conclusion reactionary statehood in Africa; Bibliography; Index.

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'Josiah Brownell traces the making of four unrecognised state regimes - Katanga, Rhodesia, Transkei and Bophuthatswana - from their African locales to the United Nations and Wall Street, showing how high finance, diplomatic recognition, tourism and postage stamps were just some of the elements used to assert and make their statehood visible at a time of profound political change. This important study, in taking seriously both the performative and substantive expressions of reactionary statehood, brilliantly writes their separate and linked histories into the wider story of African decolonization.' Miles Larmer, University of Oxford

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Josiah Brownell is Associate Professor of History in the Social Science and Cultural Studies Department at the Pratt Institute in New York. He has written extensively on nationalism, decolonization, and white settlerism in Southern Africa, and is the author of The Collapse of Rhodesia: Population Demographics and the Politics of Race (2010).

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