History Faculty Publications
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
10-2021
Publication Source
African Studies Review
Abstract
Scholars often dismiss the importance of local archives in the reconstruction of postcolonial African history, stating that they are superficial, unorganized, and unreliable. Amin challenges that notion and argues that those archives are central to the study of African diplomatic history. Based on extensive and previously unused documents, he argues that Cameroon’s Ahmadou Ahidjo leveraged his U.S. policy to develop his country and protect its sovereignty while maintaining a firm grip on power. This reappraisal of Ahidjo’s actions engages debates about the contours of U.S.-African foreign policy and the challenges new nations face as they navigate external relations.
ISBN/ISSN
0002-0206
Document Version
Postprint
Copyright
© The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of the African Studies Association Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial No Derivatives license (CC BY-NC-ND); all Rights Reserved
Publisher
Cambridge University Press, African Studies Association
Peer Reviewed
yes
eCommons Citation
Amin, Julius A., "Equality, Non-Interference, and Sovereignty: President Ahmadou Ahidjo and the Making of Cameroon-U.S. Relations" (2021). History Faculty Publications. 153.
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/hst_fac_pub/153
Comments
The document available for download is the author's accepted manuscript, provided in compliance with the publisher's policy on self-archiving. Permission documentation is on file.
To view the version of record, use the DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/asr.2021.75