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Mugabe : power, plunder, and the struggle for Zimbabwe

Title
Mugabe : power, plunder, and the struggle for Zimbabwe / Martin Meredith.
Author
Meredith, Martin.
Publication
New York : PublicAffairs, [2007], ©2007.

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259 pages : map; 21 cm
Summary
"After a fierce civil war against white minority rule in Rhodesia, Robert Mugabe emerged as the new leader of the country now called Zimbabwe, advocating reconciliation and racial harmony. Hopes were high that Mugabe had the intelligence, political savvy, and idealistic vision to overcome the legacy of war and forge ahead with economic and social development. As Western governments lined up with promises of aid, Zimbabwe, at independence in 1980, seemed destined for an era of peace and prosperity." "The honeymoon did not last long. Determined to gain total power through a one-party system, Mugabe unleashed an unending campaign of mass murder and terror against his political opponents. Today, Zimbabwe is a country beset by violence and lawlessness. Its economy is in tatters; its people starving." "In Mugabe, renowned Africa expert Martin Meredith pieces together the political story of what happened to Zimbabwe and to a leader who once represented one of the world's best hopes for a democratic Africa."--BOOK JACKET.
Uniform Title
Our votes, our guns
Alternative Title
Our votes, our guns
Subjects
Note
  • "Previously published in North America under the title Our votes, our guns"--T.p. verso.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [245]-248) and index.
Contents
1. The Priest and the President -- 2. The Making of a Revolutionary -- 3. The Honeymoon -- 4. Gukurahundi -- 5. The New Elite -- 6. Family Affairs -- 7. The Land Issue -- 8. Enter the War Veterans -- 9. Congo Riches -- 10. Chinja Maitiro! -- 11. The Invasions -- 12. The Third Chimurenga -- 13. Real Men -- 14. A Stolen Election -- 15. Murambatsvina -- 16. How Long the Night?
ISBN
  • 9781586485580 (pbk.)
  • 158648558X (pbk.)
OCLC
  • ocn154797844
  • 154797844
  • SCSB-5367726
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries