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Jackson, Donna R.,

US foreign policy in the Horn of Africa : from colonialism to terrorism / by Donna R. Jackson. - London ; New York, NY : : Routledge /Taylor & Francis Group, c2018. - xii, 224 pages : maps ; 25 cm. - Routledge studies in US foreign policy .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 208-215) and index.

Introduction: Cold War battleground -- The coming of the Cold War -- The United Nations and the Horn of Africa -- Forging the "special relationship" -- Self-determination and the New Frontier -- In the shadow of Vietnam -- Vital and peripheral interests -- Revolution in Ethiopia -- The era of the Vietnam syndrome -- The Ogaden War and the demise of dťente -- Realignment and Reagan -- The end of the Cold War -- Somalia: from colonialism to terrorism.

ISBN: 9781138650794 (hardback)

LCCN: 2017026242

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Cold War.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
United States--Foreign relations--Horn of Africa.
Horn of Africa--Foreign relations--United States.
United States--Foreign relations--Ethiopia.
Ethiopia--Foreign relations--United States.
United States--Foreign relations--Somalia.
Somalia--Foreign relations--United States.
United States--Foreign relations--1945-1989.
United States--Foreign relations--1989-

LC Class. No.: DT367.63.U6 / J33 2018

Dewey Class. No.: AFR 327.7306 Jac 2018