This book deals with some of the causes and effects of the east-west confrontation in African lands and among people deprived too long of their resources and rights. It presents the aims of the leading contestants in the contemporary struggle for presence, position, and power in Africa.
Biography
Arthur Gavshon has been writing about international affairs since serving with South Africa's volunteer army during World War II. As a diplomatic correspondent, he has attended most post-war summit conferences, built up a wide network of diplomatic and political friends and sources, and interviewed and talked informally with successive heads of government in Europe, the United States, Africa, and Asia.
