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Dr Susan Williams is a senior research fellow in the School of Advanced Study, University of London. Her pathbreaking books include Who Killed Hammarskjöld?, which in 2015 triggered a new, ongoing UN investigation into the death of the UN Secretary-General; Spies in the Congo, which spotlights the link between US espionage in the Congo and the atomic bombs dropped on Japan in 1945; Colour Bar, the story of Botswana’s founding president, which was made into the major 2016 film A United Kingdom; and The People’s King, which presents an original perspective on the abdication of Edward VIII and his marriage to Wallis Simpson.
'This thoroughly-researched account of CIA interference in two newly independent African nations makes for sobering reading ... sombre and sharp.' -- The Scotsman 'Exposes the astonishing extent of the CIA's activities across central and west Africa in the 1950s and early 60s.' -- The Observer 'Williams does a nice line in intrigue. There is a John le Carre quality to many of the episodes [in White Malice]. CIA operatives turn up as journalists, interpreters, businessmen and private secretaries, sometimes bearing suitcases of cash. ... [An] entertaining narrative.' -- Financial Times 'A revelatory, meticulous book.' -- UnHerd 'Wonderful, a landmark.' -- Lobster Magazine 'Devastating, superbly researched.' -- Daily Maverick 'A deeply distressing history of CIA involvement in plots to eliminate certain regimes in Africa, particularly in the Congo and Ghana, just as the countries shook off European colonial rule' -- Kirkus Reviews 'In this masterpiece of historical analysis on the dirty tricks of the CIA in Africa during the 1960s, Susan Williams delivers her magnum opus. This richly documented narrative is based on outstanding scholarly research . . . it could not be timelier in throwing light on the institutionalised racism and hypocrisy of Western powers.' -- Georges Nzongola-Ntalaja, Professor of African and Global Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 'Beautifully written and carefully researched. An important contribution to the history of Africa in the context of the Cold War, when the USA and the Soviet Union were locked in a struggle for African influence and control.' -- Martin Plaut, former Africa editor, BBC World Service, and co-author of 'Understanding South Africa' 'A compelling, meticulously researched account of decolonisation and the forces seeking to thwart that chaotic, protracted, but ultimately liberating process. An informative read which, in examining the death throes of the rapacious colonial project, lays bare the profound injustice imperialism inflicted on Africa and beyond.' -- Shashi Tharoor, Indian MP and author of 'Inglorious Empire' '[White Malice] gives us an unprecedented look into the murky underworld of Cold War geopolitics and the motivations of its major players.' -- African Business 'White Malice is a triumph of archival research.' -- Africa Is a Country
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