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Robert Mugabe (Paperback)
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Robert Mugabe (Paperback)
Series: Ohio Short Histories of Africa
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Loot Price R418
Discovery Miles 4 180
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Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe sharply divides opinion and
embodies the contradictions of his country's history and political
culture. As a symbol of African liberation and a stalwart opponent
of white rule, he was respected and revered by many. This heroic
status contrasted sharply, in the eyes of his rivals and victims,
with repeated cycles of gross human rights violations. Mugabe
presided over the destruction of a vibrant society, capital flight,
and mass emigration precipitated by the policies of his government,
resulting in his demonic image in Western media. This timely
biography addresses the coup, led by some of Mugabe's closest
associates, that forced his resignation after thirty-seven years in
power. Sue Onslow and Martin Plaut explain Mugabe's formative
experiences as a child and young man; his role as an admired
Afro-nationalist leader in the struggle against white settler rule;
and his evolution into a political manipulator and survivalist.
They also address the emergence of political opposition to his
leadership and the uneasy period of coalition government.
Ultimately, they reveal the complexity of the man who stamped his
personality on Zimbabwe's first four decades of independence.
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