Comrades beyond the Cold War : North Korea and the liberation of southern Africa /
North Korea was an important player in the decolonisation of Africa. Freedom fighters across the continent received vital assistance from Pyongyang, and almost all southern African independence leaders travelled to the North Korean capital at some point, in search of support. This alliance has conti...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London :
Hurst & Company,
[2025].
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| Series: | African arguments.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | North Korea was an important player in the decolonisation of Africa. Freedom fighters across the continent received vital assistance from Pyongyang, and almost all southern African independence leaders travelled to the North Korean capital at some point, in search of support. This alliance has continued into the twenty-first century, with African postcolonial governments throwing a lifeline to Pyongyang's increasingly isolated economy by hiring North Korean companies, despite United Nations sanctions. Tycho van der Hoog examines the relations between victorious southern African liberation movements and North Korea, from the 1960s to the present. He explains why African presidents sang and danced at parties in Pyongyang, and why North Korean books were translated into Swahili and Afrikaans. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xvi, 336 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780197827253 019782725X 9781805264545 1805264540 9780197827260 0197827268 9780197828687 019782868X |