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Our votes, our guns : Robert Mugabe and the tragedy of Zimbabwe

Title
Our votes, our guns : Robert Mugabe and the tragedy of Zimbabwe / Martin Meredith.
Author
Meredith, Martin
Publication
New York : PublicAffairs, ©2002.

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Description
243 pages : map; 25 cm
Summary
"Robert Mugabe was once hailed around the world as a revolutionary hero. After a fierce civil war against white minority rule in Rhodesia, he emerged as the new leader of Zimbabwe, embracing the cause of 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 a campaign of mass murder and terror against his political opponents in Matabeleland." "Today Zimbabwe is a country beset by violence and lawlessness, regarded by the international community as a pariah state. Its economy is in tatters. Determined to stay in power, Mugabe has used armed gangs to crush political opposition, subverted the rule of law, undermined the judiciary, harassed the independent press and vilified the small white community."--Jacket.
Subject
  • Mugabe, Robert Gabriel, 1924-2019
  • Mugabe, Robert Gabriel, 1924-2019
  • Mugabe, Robert Gabriel
  • Since 1980
  • Politics and government
  • Machtmissbrauch
  • Binnenlandse politiek
  • Verval (geschiedenis)
  • Terreur
  • Zimbabwe > Politics and government > 1980-
  • Zimbabwe
  • Simbabwe
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p.[229]-231) and index.
Contents
The priest and the President -- The making of a revolutionary -- The honeymoon -- Gukurahundi -- The new elite -- Family affairs -- The land issue -- Enter the war veterans -- Congo riches -- Chinja maitiro -- The invasions -- The third Chimurenga -- t Real men -- Endgame.
ISBN
  • 1586481282
  • 9781586481285
LCCN
2002017337
OCLC
  • ocm48803377
  • 48803377
  • SCSB-8933916
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library