Rhodesia : Racial Conflict or Coexistence? / Patrick O'Meara.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

O'Meara, Patrick, Author.

Series:

Africa in the modern world.

Africa in the Modern World

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Zimbabwe--Politics and government--1965-1979.

Zimbabwe.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxiv, 217 pages) : illustrations, map.

Place of Publication:

Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2019]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Rhodesia: Racial Conflict or Coexistence? examines the contemporary racial struggle in Rhodesia-a struggle between a controlling white minority and an African majority with little political power or influence. After providing background information on the development of racial attitudes from 1890 onward, Professor O'Meara offers a detailed treatment of current Rhodesian political parties and movements. With precision and objectivity he explains why some Africans have accepted the ground rules of the Rhodesian political system, including laws, elections, and the parliamentary structure, while others have rejected them and seek to destroy the system.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Foreword

Acknowledgments

Contents

Introduction: Toward a Framework for the Analysis of Rhodesian Politics

1. From White Settlement to Unilateral Declaration of Independence: A Historical Overview

2. Efforts to Resolve the Constitutional Impasse

3. The Pearce Commission: Catalyst

4. White Rhodesia: Perspectives and Mechanisms of Control

5. The Past in the Present: Chiefs in Rhodesia

6. African Nationalism: Attempts to Achieve Constitutional Reform

7. African Nationalism: The Years of Conflict, 1961 to the Present

8. The African National Council

9. The United People's Party: African Constitutional Opposition

10. The Centre Party

11. Rhodesia or Zimbabwe: Conflict or Coexistence?

Selected Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 06. Apr 2020)

ISBN:

1-5017-4472-0

OCLC:

1114901911