In This Land of Plenty

Autorentext
Benjamin Talton is Professor of History at Temple University. He is author of Politics of Social Change in Ghana: The Konkomba Struggle for Political Equality.

Klappentext
When Congressman Leland died in 1989, he was a 44r-year-old, charismatic, black, radical American. This edition presents Leland as the personification of international radicalism and examines African Americans' successes and failures in radically influencing U.S. foreign policy toward Global South countries.


Zusammenfassung
When Congressman Mickey Leland died in 1989, he was a forty-four-year-old, charismatic, black, radical American. In This Land of Plenty presents Leland as the personification of international radicalism and examines African Americans' successes and failures in radically influencing U.S. foreign policy toward Global South countries.

Inhalt
Introduction
Chapter 1. "The Low Rising Against the High and Mighty": Radicalism and Protest in Addis Ababa and Houston
Chapter 2. Redefining Black Politics: The Third World Spirit and Black Internationalism in Congress
Chapter 3. "Horrendous Are the Hard Times": Western Food Aid and Ethiopia in the Age of Reagan
Chapter 4. Activists on the Inside: The Black Caucus Battles White Rule and U.S. Anticommunism in Southern Africa
Chapter 5. Ending Hunger in Africa: Humanitarianism Against Austerity
Chapter 6. "Flying in the Face of the Storm": Ethiopia, the United States, and the End of the Cold War
Conclusion. The Tragic Demise of Third World Politics in the United States
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Acknowledgments

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