TERRORISM IN SOUTHERN AFRICA - PORTENTS AND PROSPECTS

• NCJ Number: 40926
• Author(s): W D Jacobs; C A Peterson; W P Yarborough
• Date Published: 1973
• Length: 35 pages
• Sale Source: American African Affairs Assoc, Inc.
• Publication Type: Historical Overview
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THIS BOOKLET PRESENTS AN OVERVIEW OF ACTIVITIES AND GOALS OF REVOLUTIONARY GROUPS IN SOUTHERN AFRICA.

Abstract

THE AUTHORS' 1973 REPORT IS ON FIVE COUNTRIES IN SOUTHERN AFRICA WHERE REVOLUTIONARY GROUPS ARE ACTIVE: SOUTH AFRICA, RHODESIA, SOUTHWEST AFRICA, ANGOLA, AND MOZAMBIQUE. WHATEVER LABEL IS ATTACHED TO THESE GROUPS, THE AUTHORS STATE, THEIR METHOD IS VIOLENCE. MANY OF THESE GROUPS RECEIVE SUPPORT AND SUPPLIES FROM THE SOVIET UNION, CHINA, CUBA, AND SOME SCANDANAVIAN COUNTRIES. THE HISTORY OF THE DIFFERENCES AMONG THE GROUPS IS NOTED. A CONCLUDING SECTION OF THE BOOKLET OFFERS SUGGESTIONS FOR DEALING WITH TERRRORISM....BDS