Books > History > African history
|
Buy Now
Becoming Zimbabwe - A History from the Pre-colonial Period to 2008 (Paperback, New)
Loot Price: R1,173
Discovery Miles 11 730
|
|
Becoming Zimbabwe - A History from the Pre-colonial Period to 2008 (Paperback, New)
Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days
|
Becoming Zimbabwe is the first comprehensive history of Zimbabwe,
spanning the years from 850 to 2008. In 1997, the then Secretary
General of the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions, Morgan
Tsvangirai, expressed the need for a 'more open and critical
process of writing history in Zimbabwe. ...The history of a
nation-in-the-making should not be reduced to a selective heroic
tradition, but should be a tolerant and continuing process of
questioning and re-examination.' Becoming Zimbabwe tracks the idea
of national belonging and citizenship and explores the nature of
state rule, the changing contours of the political economy, and the
regional and international dimensions of the country's history. In
their Introduction, Brian Raftopoulos and Alois Mlambo enlarge on
these themes, and Gerald Mazarire's opening chapter sets the
pre-colonial background. Sabelo Ndlovu tracks the history up to
WW11, and Alois Mlambo reviews developments in the settler economy
and the emergence of nationalism leading to UDI in 1965. The
politics and economics of the UDI period, and the subsequent war of
liberation, are covered by Joesph Mtisi, Munyaradzi Nyakudya and
Teresa Barnes. After independence in 1980, Zimbabwe enjoyed a
period of buoyancy and hope. James Muzondidya's chapter details the
transition 'from buoyancy to crisis', and Brian Raftopoulos
concludes the book with an analysis of the decade-long crisis and
the global political agreement which followed.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
|
|
Email address subscribed successfully.
A activation email has been sent to you.
Please click the link in that email to activate your subscription.