Imagining a Nation History and Memory in Making Zimbabwe |
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| Author:
| Charumbira, Ruramisai |
| Series title: | Reconsiderations in Southern African History Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8139-3822-6 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2015 |
| Publisher: | University of Virginia Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $45.00USD $45.00 |
Book Description:
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Analyses competing narratives of the founding of Rhodesia/Zimbabwe constructed by political and cultural nationalists both black and white since occupation in 1890. The book uses a wide array of sources - including archives, oral histories, and a national monument - to explore the birth of the racialized national memories and parallel identities that were in vigorous contention as memory sought to present itself as history.
Analyses competing narratives of the founding of Rhodesia/Zimbabwe constructed by political and cultural nationalists both black and white since occupation in 1890. The book uses a wide array of sources - including archives, oral histories, and a national monument - to explore the birth of the racialized national memories and parallel identities that were in vigorous contention as memory sought to present itself as history.