'Rhodesians never die' : the impact of war and political change on White Rhodesia, c. 1970-1980

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'Rhodesians never die' : the impact of war and political change on White Rhodesia, c. 1970-1980

Peter Godwin and Ian Hancock

Oxford University Press, 1993

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"Rhodesians never die"

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [383]-390) and index

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This book tells the story of how White Rhodesians, three-quarters of whom were ill-prepared for revolutionary change, reacted to the `terrorist' war and the onset of Black rule in the 1970s. It shows how internal divisions - both old and new - undermined the supposed unity of White Rhodesia, how most Rhodesians begrudgingly accepted the inevitability of Black majority rule without adjusting to its implications, and how the self-appointed defenders of Western civilization sometimes adopted uncivilized methods of protecting the 'Rhodesian way of life'. This is a lively and accessible account, based on careful archival research and numerous personal interviews. It sets out to tell the story from the inside and to incorporate the diverse dimensions of the Rhodesian experience. The authors suggest that the Rhodesians were more differentiated than has often been assumed and that perhaps their greatest fault was an almost infinite capacity for self-delusion.

Table of Contents

  • "We're all Rhodesians"
  • "the even progression of life"
  • "only a pinprick in our sides"
  • "this void in our national life"
  • "it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning"
  • "everything to fight for"
  • "let this be a Rhodesian solution"
  • "in a hell of a turmoil"
  • "14 great years".

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