Partner to History: The U.S. Role in South Africa's Transition to Democracy
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
1929223366
ISBN 13
9781929223367
Category
327-International Relations
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Publication Year
2002
Publisher
Pages
384
Subject
Democratization -- South Africa; United States -- Foreign relations -- South Africa; South Africa -- Foreign relations -- United States; South Africa -- Politics and government -- 1989-1994; South Africa -- Politics and government -- 1994-;
Abstract
A remarkable book about a remarkable time, Partner to History reveals the role played by U.S. diplomacy in South Africa's surprisingly successful transition from apartheid to democracy. Princeton Lyman, the U.S. ambassador during the transition, makes clear that America didn't "own" the transition process-the South Africans did. But U.S. involvement was active and intense. And it made a difference.
Lyman tells an enthralling story of how Washington policymakers and the American embassy used U.S. influence, economic assistance, and political support to help end apartheid without sparking civil war. The book offers candid assessments both of U.S. policy deliberations and of the leading players in the unfolding, unpredictable drama. It takes us behind the diplomatic scenes as well as onto the public stage, as American diplomats strove to facilitate dialogue, encourage reconciliation, and dissuade potential spoilers.
Lyman tells an enthralling story of how Washington policymakers and the American embassy used U.S. influence, economic assistance, and political support to help end apartheid without sparking civil war. The book offers candid assessments both of U.S. policy deliberations and of the leading players in the unfolding, unpredictable drama. It takes us behind the diplomatic scenes as well as onto the public stage, as American diplomats strove to facilitate dialogue, encourage reconciliation, and dissuade potential spoilers.
Biblio Notes
CONTENTS
1.Who Owns This Negotiation...................................................................P 3
PART I The Beginning
2.Apartheid............................................................................................P 9
3.Passion,Passivity,and Pragmatism: The Complex American Respond............P 23
4.The wind Shifts....................................................................................P 45
PART II Into The Breach
5.From Mediation to Facilitation................................................................P 57
6.Lending Weight to the Process...............................................................P 77
7.The Buthelezi the Dilemma...................................................................P 127
8.Looking Left and Right.........................................................................P 147
9.Denouement.......................................................................................P 181
10.A New Dawn.....................................................................................P 213
PART III Afterword
11.A New Relationship.............................................................................p 225
12.Lesson learned and Relearned..............................................................P 263
Appendix: Speech by U.S Secretary of Commerce Row Brown.....................p 285
1.Who Owns This Negotiation...................................................................P 3
PART I The Beginning
2.Apartheid............................................................................................P 9
3.Passion,Passivity,and Pragmatism: The Complex American Respond............P 23
4.The wind Shifts....................................................................................P 45
PART II Into The Breach
5.From Mediation to Facilitation................................................................P 57
6.Lending Weight to the Process...............................................................P 77
7.The Buthelezi the Dilemma...................................................................P 127
8.Looking Left and Right.........................................................................P 147
9.Denouement.......................................................................................P 181
10.A New Dawn.....................................................................................P 213
PART III Afterword
11.A New Relationship.............................................................................p 225
12.Lesson learned and Relearned..............................................................P 263
Appendix: Speech by U.S Secretary of Commerce Row Brown.....................p 285
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