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Pretoria's Reaction to the Rôle of Moscow and Peking in Southern Africa

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 November 2008

Chris Maritz
Chris Maritz
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Director, Institute for Political and Africa Studies, University of Potchefstroom, South Africa
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We have it from the celebrated Max Weber that the behaviour of nations is determined not by ideas but by ‘interests’ – a loaded concept in the sense that these are dependent on the interpretation given by a nation to its environment. This implies that ‘images of reality’ are crucial in the definition of what are national interests and what are not. Perceptions thus determine inter-state relations, and existing Policies should be seen as reactions to images of interests, pressures, and assumed underlying objectives.

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The Journal of Modern African Studies , Volume 25 , Issue 2 , June 1987 , pp. 321 - 344
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1987

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