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The Hollowing of the Entente, 1957–60

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South Africa, the Colonial Powers and ‘African Defence’

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Abstract

Over the next few years developments occurred in Europe, South Africa, the Middle East, and Africa itself which completely undermined the assumptions upon which the white entente was based. As a result, by the end of the decade, though much of its shell remained intact, it was to all intents and purposes hollow of content.

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    G. R. Berridge (Reader in Politics)

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Berridge, G.R. (1992). The Hollowing of the Entente, 1957–60. In: South Africa, the Colonial Powers and ‘African Defence’. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230376366_7

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