Mozambique : the tortuous road to democracy / João M. Cabrita.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cabrita, João M., 1953-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Democracy.

Mozambique--History--Revolution, 1964-1975.

Mozambique.

History.

Mozambique--History--Independence and Civil War, 1975-1994.

Democracy--Mozambique.

FRELIMO (Organization).

RENAMO (Organization).

Physical Description:

xv, 311 pages : maps ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave, 2000.

Summary:

Mozambique's civil war was inevitable given the tradition of conflict that had always characterized Frelimo, first as an independence movement, and then as a ruling party. Without disregarding the role played by both Rhodesia and South Africa in the war--in fact providing new and detailed information about it--Joao Cabrita guides the reader through Frelimo's early days and gives a clear understanding of the pattern of internal dissent, persecution and physical elimination of members and opponents that remained the organization's hallmark.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-294) and index.

ISBN:

0333920015

OCLC:

44174140