Contributions

  • McGregor, JoAnn. - Contributor
  • Ranger, T. O. - Contributor

Publication

2000 - James Currey, Oxford, England

Language

English

Word Count

72,750 words, Guess

Page Count

291 pages

Identifiers

  • Open LibraryOL6786138M
  • ISBN-100852556926
  • OCLC Control Number44405671
  • Library of Congress Control Number00040762
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  • LibraryThing1340967

Classifications

  • DDC968.91
  • LCCDT3020.S53 A44 2000

Alternate Titles

  • Violence and memory

Description

"Violence has powerfully shaped the history and memory of the past in Matabeleland, from the wars of colonial conquest in the 1890s to the devastating post-colonial violence of the 1980s. The story told in this book concerns the remote, forested wilderness of the Shangani Reserve. It is the story of the settlement of a disease-ridden frontier and its transformation, first into the rural heartland of a nationalist movement, and later into a refuge for post-liberation 'dissidents'." "Silence has surrounded the history of this region of Zimbabwe, and this silence has produced a profound sense of exclusion from national memory. This book helps to break that silence and redress the imbalances of national history."--Back cover.

Subjects

Topics

AfricaHistoryViolenceZimbabweTerrorismInsurgencyHistory: World

Places

ZimbabweShangani River ValleyShangani River Valley (Zimbabwe)

Series Statement

  • Social history of Africa,

Other Editions

  • Violence & memory: one hundred years in the "dark forests" of MatabelelandJames Currey2000-01-01

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