Violence and Memory

One Hundred Years in the 'Dark Forests' of Matabeleland, Zimbabwe

AvJocelyn Alexander,JoAnn McGregor

Häftad, Engelska, 2000

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Beskrivning

The long-view on more recent events in Zimbabwe's history.Violence has powerfully shaped the history of Matabeleland from the 1890s to the 1980s, and silence has surrounded the history of this region of Zimbabwe, excluding it from national memory. This text aims to break the silence andredress the imbalance of Zimbabwe's national history.North America: Heinemann; Zimbabwe: Weaver Press

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2000-07-20
Mått:156 x 234 x 19 mm
Vikt:462 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Social History of Africa
Antal sidor:320
Förlag:James Currey
ISBN:9780852556429

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Anyone who wants to understand Zimbabwe's current path to authoritarian rule would do well to begin with this richly-layered and thought-provoking study.

Innehållsförteckning

Part 1 Conquest, eviction and nationalism: life in the "dark forests" - violence and images of the land, 1893-1930; the violence of the state - forced migration and its consequences; the violence of the state - the second colonial occupation; the rise of nationalist violence; the transition to guerilla war, 1962-76. Part 2 Wars and their legacies: the liberation war in the Shangani; guerillas and civilians; independence and the dissidents; civilian perspectives on the 1980s conflict; the politics of development after unity; resolving the legacies of war? accountability, commemoration and cleansing.