Research Catalog

Title

Renamo : terrorism in Mozambique / Alex Vines.

Author

Vines, Alex.

Publication

London : Centre for Southern African Studies, University of York in association with James Currey ; Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 1991.

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Details

Description

xi, 176 p. : ill., maps; 23 cm.

Summary

"Vines's encyclopedic book provides essential information about this successful rebel movement which continues to be dangerous for the Mozambican government, even though South Africa has disengaged from its day-to-day operations."--Amazon.com viewed Apr.

Subject

• RENAMO (Organization)
• 1975-1994
• Terrorism > Mozambique
• Guerrillas > Mozambique
• Mozambique > Politics and government > 1975-

Genre/Form

History

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [163]-167) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Ch.1. Backcloth to disorder -- Ch. 2. Created Insurgency : The First Rebels -- Rhodesian creators -- South African relaunching -- Ch. 3. The International Dimension: Portugal -- Portuguese Diaspora -- West Germany -- The United States -- United Kingdom -- Malawi -- Kenya -- Swaziland -- Zimbabwe -- Tanzania -- Zambia -- Other countries -- Splinter groups -- Ch. 4. The Domestic Dimension : The Matsangaissa myth -- The "Liberated Zones" -- Ideology -- Structure -- Tactics -- Civilian management -- Bandits -- Urban areas -- The roles of religion -- Christianity -- Roman Catholicism -- Protestantism -- Islam -- Neo-traditionalism -- Ch. 5. Peace and Reconciliation.

ISBN

• 0852553544
• 0253362539
• 0253288800 (pbk.)

LCCN

^^^91013285^

OCLC

• 23384924
• SCSB-11433065

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library