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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.
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
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| Idioma: | Inglés |
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[S.l.] :
LANGAA RPCID,
2022.
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| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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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