Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Preface vii
3. Contents x
4. I. The Soviet Response to Colonial Africa 1
5. II. The First Contacts with Black Africa 40
6. III. The Era of Optimism, 1960 68
7. IV. Africa Divided 99
8. V. Policy in Transition, 1962-1963 147
9. VI. Ideological Experimentation in Khrushchev's Last Tear 187
10. VII. Policy after Khrushchev: Smaller Expectations, 1965–1966 227
11. VIII. The New Realism, 1967–1968 275
12. IX. Conclusion 331
13. Note on Methodology 347
14. Bibliography 349
15. Index 359