Becoming Zimbabwe : a history from the pre-colonial period to 2008 / edited by Brian Raftopoulos and A.S. Mlambo.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Raftopoulos, Brian, editor.

Mlambo, A. S., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Zimbabwe--History.

Zimbabwe.

History.

Physical Description:

xxxiv, 260 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm

Place of Publication:

Harare : Weaver Press ; Johannesburg : Jacana Media ; Cape Town : Institute for Justice and Reconciliation, 2009.

Summary:

"The first comprehensive history of Zimbabwe, spanning the years from 850 to 2008."--P. [4] of cover.

Contents:

Reflections on pre-colonial Zimbabwe, c. 850-1880s / Gerald Chikozho Mazarire

Mapping cultural and colonial encounters, 1880s-1930s / Sabelo J. Ndlovu-Gatsheni

From the Second World War to UDI, 1940-1965 / A.S. Mlambo

Social and economic developments during the UDI period / Joseph Mtisi, Munyaredzi Nyakudye and Teresa Barnes

War in Rhodesia, 1965-1980 / Joseph Mtisi, Munyaredzi Nyakudye and Teresa Barnes

From buoyancy to crisis, 1980-1997 / James Muzondidya

The crisis in Zimbabwe, 1998-2008 / Brian Raftopoulos.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781779220837

1779220839

9781770097636

1770097635

OCLC:

441177626