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African Navies - Historical and Contemporary Perspectives (Hardcover)
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African Navies - Historical and Contemporary Perspectives (Hardcover)
Series: Cass Series: Naval Policy and History
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This edited volume focuses on aspects of the understudied theme of
African sea-power, including African navies and the engagement of
non-African navies with the continent. Africa possesses 48,000
kilometers of coastline, comprising 38 out of 54 of the continent's
states and several strategic choke points for international
shipping, such as the Suez Canal, the Gulf of Aden and the Cape of
Good Hope. Nevertheless, post-colonial Africa's small navies and
their relations with the navies of external powers have not
received much scholarly attention. Focusing on Sub-Saharan Africa,
this collection attempts to address this neglect and stimulate
further research by offering original chapters related to
historical and contemporary themes around Africa's navies. The
historical chapters cover the origin of the Tanzanian, Ethiopian,
Nigerian and Ghana navies during the era of decolonization and the
Cold War, the asymmetrical naval campaign fought during the
Nigerian Civil War (1967-70), and the activities of the Soviet Navy
in supporting African states and movements fighting lingering
colonialism and white supremacy during the 1970s and 1980s.
Focusing on the contemporary situation, other chapters discuss the
engagement of the Indian Navy with Africa, the potential role of
the Angolan and Mozambican navies in the Southern African
Development Community (SADC), the transformation and development of
the post-apartheid South African Navy, and the challenges and
capabilities of African navies in the early twenty-first century.
The book concludes by discussing the question of whether African
coastal countries need navies. This book will be of much interest
to students of naval power, strategic studies, African politics and
International Relations.
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