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Becoming Zimbabwe : a History from the Pre-colonial Period to 2008.

Becoming Zimbabwe is the first comprehensive history of Zimbabwe, spanning the years from 850 to 2008. In 1997, the then Secretary General of the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions, Morgan Tsvangirai, expressed the need for a 'more open and critical process of writing history in Zimbabwe. ... Th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Raftopoulos, Brian
Otros Autores: Mlambo, Alois
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Weaver Press, 2009.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Becoming Zimbabwe is the first comprehensive history of Zimbabwe, spanning the years from 850 to 2008. In 1997, the then Secretary General of the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions, Morgan Tsvangirai, expressed the need for a 'more open and critical process of writing history in Zimbabwe. ... The history of a nation-in-the-making should not be reduced to a selective heroic tradition, but should be a tolerant and continuing process of questioning and re-examination.' Becoming Zimbabwe tracks the idea of national belonging and citizenship and explores the nature of state rule, the changing contour.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (298 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-250) and index.
ISBN:9781779221216
1779221215