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Morgan Richard Tsvangirai's legacy : opposition politics and the struggle for human rights, democracy and gender sensitivities /
Morgan Richard Tsvangirai is arguably the most polarising figure and advocate of democracy and human rights in the history of opposition politics in Zimbabwe.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Mankon, Bamenda, North West Region, Cameroon :
Langaa RPCIG,
[2022]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover
- Title page
- Copyright page
- Notes on Contributors
- Contents
- Chapter 1
- Morgan Richard Tsvangirai's Legacy: An Introduction
- Introduction
- Morgan Richard Tsvangirai: The face of Zimbabwe's Opposition Politics
- Brief biography of Morgan Richard Tsvangirai
- A thread of controversy
- Summary of Chapters
- References
- Chapter 2
- Trade unionist, civil activist and politician: Morgan Tsvangirai before the Movement for Democratic Change
- Introduction
- Tsvangirai as a unionist before assuming ZCTU leadership, 1972-1988
- Tsvangirai and the ZCTU, 1988-1999
- Tsvangirai and the National Constitutional Assembly, 1997-1999
- Tsvangirai's political career prior to the formation of the MDC
- Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 3
- Morgan Tsvangirai and the Struggles for Democracy in the Movement for Democratic Change, 1999-2018
- Introduction
- Background
- Longevity of Tsvangirai's hold on power
- Controversial personal appointments: Of kitchen cabinets and more
- Violation of the party's Constitution
- Strategic deployment of violence
- Influences of ZANU PF 'culture' on Tsvangirai and MDC politics
- Tsvangirai's role in party splits
- Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 4
- Nomenclature, Rhetoric and Power: Zimbabwe's Political Contestations and the Characterisation of Morgan Richard Tsvangirai
- Introduction
- ZANU-PF's instrumentalisation of political nomenclature for self-valorisation while denigrating Tsvangirai and the MDC
- The MDC's counter-narrative: Deification of Tsvangirai through his Save totem
- Appropriation of biblical content to valorise Tsvangirai
- In pursuit of political relevance: Tsvangirai's self-glorification by claiming divine connections
- Posthumous eulogies of Tsvangirai from allies and sympathisers
- Posthumous eulogies of Tsvangirai from former adversaries
- Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 5
- Leaving Behind a Fractured Party: The MDC-T during and after Morgan Tsvangirai's Demise
- Introduction
- Tsvangirai's background and rise to prominence
- From controversy in the formation of the MDC: Tsvangirai's early successes
- Tsvangirai's shortcomings and their impact on the MDC
- The death of Morgan Tsvangirai and the controversial succession of Nelson Chamisa
- Struggles within a struggle
- The future of the MDC
- Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 6
- Juxtaposing Morgan Tsvangirai with other Opposition Political Leaders in Post-colonial Zimbabwe
- Introduction
- Contextualising opposition politics in Zimbabwe
- Profiling Zimbabwe's opposition politicians besides Tsvangirai
- Tsvangirai's profile and legacy
- Nelson Chamisa and Tsvangirai's legacy
- The downside of Morgan Tsvangirai
- Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 7
- Breaking the Culture of Silence and Submissiveness in Zimbabwe's Political Landscape: An Exploration of Morgan Tsvangirai's Political Heritage
- Introduction