How Sanctions Work surveys theories of international sanctions and
offers detailed analyses of the effect of sanctions on apartheid South
Africa. Chapters by respected international experts cover cultural
isolation, oil and military embargoes, trade boycotts, financial
sanctions and divestment, consequences for black South Africans, and
regional effects. The book shows how sanctions both directly and
indirectly hurt the apartheid regime while in some cases offering
succour to the anti-apartheid movement.