Violence & memory : one hundred years in the 'dark forests' of Matabeleland

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Violence & memory : one hundred years in the 'dark forests' of Matabeleland

Jocelyn Alexander, JoAnn McGregor & Terence Ranger

(Social history of Africa)

James Currey , Heinemann, 2000

  • James Currey : cloth
  • James Currey : paper
  • Heinemann : cloth
  • Heinemann : paper

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Violence and memory

Violence & memory : one hundred years in the "dark forests" of Matabeleland

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 278-288) and index

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James Currey : paper ISBN 9780852556429

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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

Table of Contents

  • 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.
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James Currey : cloth ISBN 9780852556924

Description

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

Table of Contents

  • 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.

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