Bulawayo burning : the social history of a southern African city, 1893-1960 /

This book is designed as a tribute and response to Yvonne Vera's famous novel 'Butterfly Burning', which is set in the Bulawayo townships in 1946 and dedicated to the author. It is an attempt to explore what historical research and reconstruction can add to the literary imagination. R...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Ranger, T. O.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Woodbridge, Suffolk, U.K. : James Currey, 2010.
Subjects:
Vera, Yvonne. > Butterfly burning.
Vera, Yvonne, > 1965-2005.
1900-1999
Zimbabwe.
urban history.
social conditions.
HISTORY > Africa > South > General.
HISTORY > Africa > South > Republic of South Africa.
Race relations
Social conditions
Bulawayo (Zimbabwe) > History > 20th century.
Bulawayo (Zimbabwe) > Social conditions > 20th century.
Bulawayo (Zimbabwe) > Race relations.
Zimbabwe > Bulawayo
Bulawayo > Geschichte 20. Jh.
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Prelude: Bulawayo, 1893-1930
  • 1. The landscapes of Bulawayo
  • 2. The first fires, December 1929
  • 3. City versus state, 1930-1946
  • 5. Mr. black Bulawayo, 1930-1948
  • 5. The feminization of black Bulawayo, 1948-1960
  • 6. Black Bulawayo transformed
  • 7. Black Bulawayo, 1960
  • Postlude: Bulaway after 1960.

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