Society in Zimbabwe's Liberation War

T O Ranger

ISBN 10: 0852556101 / ISBN 13: 9780852556108

Published by James Currey, GB, 1996

About this Item

These two companion volumes on Soldiers and Society give new perspectives on Zimbabwe's liberation struggle.This work examines people's beliefs, ideas and experiences both during Zimbabwe's liberation war and afterwards. The contributors look at African religion and Christianity and explore the efforts to educate people for a new society. They also look at the ideas used by whites to justify brutality and at the civilian experiences at the hands of the guerillas and the Fifth Brigade. Finally, they ask whether the new ideas were carried on after the war had ended. Zimbabwe: University of Zimbabwe Publications.

Seller Inventory # LU-9780852556108

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Society in Zimbabwe's Liberation War
• Publisher: James Currey, GB
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0852556101
• ISBN 13: 9780852556108
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: New
• Weight: 398 grams

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Synopsis

These two companion volumes on Soldiers and Society give new perspectives on Zimbabwe's liberation struggle.

This work examines people's beliefs, ideas and experiences both during Zimbabwe's liberation war and afterwards. The contributors look at African religion and Christianity and explore the efforts to educate people for a new society. They also look at the ideas used by whites to justify brutality and at the civilian experiences at the hands of the guerillas and the Fifth Brigade. Finally, they ask whether the new ideas were carried on after the war had ended.

Zimbabwe: University of Zimbabwe Publications

About the Author

TERENCE RANGER is Emeritus Rhodes Professor of Race Relations, University of Oxford and Visiting Professor of History at the University of Zimbabwe.