Prisoners of Rhodesia : Inmates and Detainees in the Struggle for Zimbabwean Liberation, 1960-1980 / by M. Munochiveyi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Munochiveyi, M., Author.

Series:

African Histories and Modernities, 2634-5781

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Africa, Sub-Saharan--History.

Africa, Sub-Saharan.

History of Sub-Saharan Africa.

Local Subjects:

History of Sub-Saharan Africa.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (285 p.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2014.

Place of Publication:

New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

During the Zimbabwean struggle for independence, the settler regime imprisoned numerous activists and others it suspected of being aligned with the guerrillas. This book is the first to look closely at the histories and lived experiences of these political detainees and prisoners, showing how they challenged and negotiated their incarceration.

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""Dedication""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Glossary""; ""CHAPTER 1 Introduction: Suffering for the Nation: The Prison as a Site of Struggle during Zimbabwe�s Liberation War""; ""CHAPTER 2 The Growth of African Opposition and Intensified State Political Repression in Rhodesia, 1960�1970s""; ""CHAPTER 3 Getting Arrested: Oral Histories of Violence, Torture, and Arrest in Rhodesia, 1960�1979""; ""CHAPTER 4 Life in Detention: Oral Histories of Confinement in Rhodesian Detention Centers""

""CHAPTER 5 Life Behind Bars: Oral Histories of Life inside Rhodesian Prisons, 1965�1980""""CHAPTER 6 Epilogue: Life Beyond Bars and Legacies of Incarceration in Colonial and Post-Colonial Zimbabwe, 1965�2000""; ""Conclusion: Political Imprisonment and Memorializing Zimbabwe�s Liberation Struggle""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781349503193

1349503193

9781137482730

1137482737