South Africa Into The 1980s

"Richard E. Bissell is managing editor of ORBIS and research associate at the Foreign Policy Research Institute. Chester A. Crocker is director of African studies at Georgetown University's Center for Strategic and International Studies and associate professor of international relations at the university's School of Foreign Service."

• Introduction -- Internal Dynamics and Sources of Change -- The Afrikaner Nationalist Perspective -- The Black Community -- Black Labor as a Swing Factor in South Africa's Evolution -- External Linkages and Pressures -- Current and Projected Military Balances in Southern Africa -- The African States as a Source of Change -- South Africa in Soviet Strategy -- Evolving American Views of South Africa -- The European Connection: How Durable? -- How Strategic Is South Africa? -- Conclusion