The Truman adminstration and the decolonisation of sub-Saharan Africa
Abstract
The history of relations between United States of America and Africa is
virtually unexplored. Africa, compared to Europe, has rarely been
considered a Priority area because of the eurocentric orientation of most
policy makers and historians in America. This orientation has given
rise to two erroneous assumptions: first, that America has no interest or
interests in Africa and therefore could not have had a- policy towards
that continent; and second, that information does not exist to warrant
studying the subject. Books on US-Africa relations, with a few
exceptions, tend to be superficial, episode-oriented and unscholarly. But
the reality is that the United States has had a long interest in the
African continent. Her policies and personnel have influenced, and
continue to influence, events in Africa. And, although Africa has rarely
been a priority area, it has not been completely ignored.
Publisher
Nairobi University Press