Historical Dimensions of Democracy and Human Rights in Zimbabwe, v. 1 - Pre-Colonial and Colonial Legacies (Paperback)

This volume explores the prehistory of human rights in Zimbabwe. It asks whether there are democratic legacies from pre-colonial polities and what limitations then existed on human rights. It also asks what colonialism contributed to the discourse of human rights and democracy despite its denial of both to Africans. Contents: pre- colonial states of Central Africa as embodiments of despotic culture; archaeological evidence of political structures; democracy and traditional political structure 1890-1999; imperial and settler hypocrisy and double standards and the denial of human rights; black elite responses to ideologies of democracy; the law courts in Rhodesia; interaction between white and black trade unionism; and the Build a Nation campaign, 1961-62.

General

Imprint:	University of Zimbabwe Publications
Country of origin:	Zimbabwe
Release date:	September 2000
First published:	September 2000
Editors:	Ngwabi Bhebe • Terrance Ranger
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 12mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	220
ISBN-13:	978-0-908307-94-4
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > African history > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political control & freedoms > Human rights > General Books > History > African history > General
LSN:	0-908307-94-2
Barcode:	9780908307944

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