This first comprehensive examination of U.S. relations with Namibia offers a critical analysis of the economic and historical determinants of current U.S. policy in southern Africa.

Allan D. Cooper Is assistant professor of political science at St. Augustine's College in Raleigh, North Carolina. Previously, he worked with the Africa Bureau of the Department of State in Washington, D.C.

Introduction -- Americans in Namibia: A Historical Overview, 1700-1920 -- United States Foreign Policy Toward Namibia, 1920-1980 -- United States Commercial Interests in Namibia -- The Powers Behind the Policies -- Conclusion -- Article 22 of the League of Nations -- Mandate for German Southwest Africa -- U.N. Decree for the Protection of the Natural Resources of Namibia (Enacted September 27, 1974)