The South Africa Disputes before Apartheid
The United Nations and Commonwealth Relations, 1946-1952
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Product details:
- Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)
- Date of Publication 5 February 2026
- Number of Volumes Hardback
- ISBN 9781350439535
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages280 pages
- Size 234x156 mm
- Language English
- Illustrations 10 bw illus 700
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Long description:
In examining the early United Nations disputes over South African racial and expansionist policies between 1946 and 1952, this book explores how South Africa found itself out of step with the post-war international environment and had become a pariah state as well as an embarrassment to its Commonwealth partners even before apartheid was formally discussed at the world organisation.
Focusing on international concerns around two specific disputes at the UN; the treatment of Indians in South Africa, and Pretoria's attempts to annex the territory of South West Africa (Namibia), Barnes highlights how divisive these issues became for the Commonwealth of Nations. The recently independent Asian 'new' members, especially India, led the charge in criticizing these policies. But for the 'old' White members, from whom South Africa expected support and who initially went the furthest in supporting their partner, the situation was more problematic. These governments increasingly felt uncomfortable openly endorsing South Africa's policies, especially after the election of the National Party in 1948 and the implementation of its apartheid programme in the face of mounting international criticism. Utilizing a vast range of official records from the Commonwealth countries involved and the UN, The South African Disputes before Apartheid shows how these disputes over the future of South Africa's race relations and its territorial claims caused the deepest rifts within the Commonwealth during the early postwar period. These issues also set the scene for ever more heated debate on apartheid at the UN after 1952 and Pretoria's withdrawal from the Commonwealth in 1961.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Prologue
1. South West Africa: Incorporation vs. Trusteeship
2. The Treatment of Indians in South Africa: Domestic Jurisdiction vs. Human Rights
3. South West Africa: Continued Mandate vs. Trusteeship
4. The Treatment of Indians in South Africa: Bilateral Talks vs. Further Condemnation
5. South West Africa: South African Obligations vs. International Supervision
6. The Treatment of Indians in South Africa: Round Table Conference vs. Mediation
Epilogue: From the Race Conflict Dispute to South Africa's Commonwealth Withdrawal
Conclusion
