<p class="head1">Partner to History<br> The U.S. Role in South Africa's Transition to Democracy</p> <p><font class="textbold"><font color="red">This title is out of print.</font><br> No orders are being taken.</font></p> <p class="text"><b>Princeton N. Lyman</b></p> <p class="text">A remarkable book about a remarkable time, Partner to History reveals the role played by U.S. diplomacy in South Africa's surprisingly successful transition from apartheid to democracy. Princeton Lyman, the U.S. ambassador during the transition, makes clear that America didn't "own" the transition process-the South Africans did. But U.S. involvement was active and intense. And it made a difference.</p> <p class="text">Lyman tells an enthralling story of how Washington policymakers and the American embassy used U.S. influence, economic assistance, and political support to help end apartheid without sparking civil war. The book offers candid assessments both of U.S. policy deliberations and of the leading players in the unfolding, unpredictable drama. It takes us behind the diplomatic scenes as well as onto the public stage, as American diplomats strove to facilitate dialogue, encourage reconciliation, and dissuade potential spoilers.</p> <p class="text"><b>Princeton N. Lyman</b> was U.S. ambassador to South Africa from 1992 through 1995. Previously, he served as ambassador to Nigeria and assistant secretary of state for international affairs. A senior fellow at the United States Institute of Peace in 1999-2000, he is currently executive director, Global Interdependence Initiative, Aspen Institute.</p> <p class="text"><b>Contents</b><br> Who Owns This Negotiation? <img src="images/nav/blueball.gif" width="8"> Apartheid <img src="images/nav/blueball.gif" width="8"> Passion, Passivity, and Pragmatism: The American Response <img src="images/nav/blueball.gif" width="8"> The Wind Shifts <img src="images/nav/blueball.gif" width="8"> From Mediation to Facilitation <img src="images/nav/blueball.gif" width="8"> Lending Weight to the Process <img src="images/nav/blueball.gif" width="8"> The Buthelezi Dilemma <img src="images/nav/blueball.gif" width="8"> Looking Left and Right <img src="images/nav/blueball.gif" width="8"> Denouement <img src="images/nav/blueball.gif" width="8"> A New Dawn <img src="images/nav/blueball.gif" width="8"> And a New Relationship <img src="images/nav/blueball.gif" width="8"> Lessons Learned-and Relearned</p>