Author: Wolvaardt, Pieter., Wheeler, Tom., & Scholtz, Werner. (Comps).
Title: From Verwoerd to Mandela. South African Diplomats Remember. 3 Volume Set.
Description: Crick (2010). isbn shown is for Volume 1. Vol.2 isbn 9780620454599 . Vol.3 9780620454605 . 3 volumes. 331pp, 300pp, 396pp softcovers. All 250mm x 190mm. Set 2.1kg. Volumes 2 & 3 Fine unread copies, Volume 1 not quite up to that mark. ISBN: 9780620454582 Inscribed by all three Authors, this full set of the trilogy includes assorted correspondence from Wolvaardt relating to South America and Cuba. The trilogy constitutes a first-hand resource for researchers studying South Africa's international relations before and until shortly after the political changes of 1994. Volume 1: "Few outsiders knew how much contact and positive cooperation was established in Africa long before the demise of apartheid. ... The Department of Foreign Affairs' engagement with a wide number of these countries is dealt with, from Angola, Swaziland, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Equatorial Guinea, Somalia, Zambia, and the TBVC 'countries', to the long road to independence for Namibia. The latter is vividly described by the various officials involved, and these insiders probably provide the fullest possible account of that process published to date". Volume 2: "Includes contributions on events in Australasia, Taiwan and the People's Republic of China, Japan, Israel, Pakistan, and several Latin America countries. These chapters are interspersed with contributions dealing with the experiences of colleagues at the Department's head office in the Union Buildings during the 1960s. In addition there are contributions by their spouses and children and describing the experiences of colleagues when they were trainee diplomats. The volume ends with the tragic kidnapping and death of Ambassador Eddie Dunn in El Salvador". Volume 3: "Deals with Europe, followed by the U.S.A., then multilateral and nuclear issues, the 'total onslaught', the State Security Council, spies, unconventional diplomacy, sanctions, the 'Rubicon', the 'Troika', the Eminent Persons Group, and the Transitional Executive Council, through to hope, transitions and frustration".

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