Part 1 Conquest, eviction and nationalism: life in the "dark forests" - violence and images of the land, 1893-1930; the violence of the state - forced migration and its consequences; the violence of the state - the second colonial occupation; the rise of nationalist violence; the transition to guerilla war, 1962-76. Part 2 Wars and their legacies: the liberation war in the Shangani; guerillas and civilians; independence and the dissidents; civilian perspectives on the 1980s conflict; the politics of development after unity; resolving the legacies of war? accountability, commemoration and cleansing.
Anyone who wants to understand Zimbabwe's current path to
authoritarian rule would do well to begin with this richly-layered
and thought-provoking study.
*THE ENGLISH HISTORICAL REVIEW*
... a powerful indictment of the present through a longer
historical lens.
*LUCAS Bulletin*
... should be compulsory reading for anybody wishing to begin or
end an insurgency war.
*AFRICAN STUDIES REVIEW*
... an incisive, captivating, lucid and in-depth investigation of
the relationships between anti-colonial resistance, nationalism,
ethnicity and religion... This is a people's book - one that not
only the people of Nkayi and Lupane will identify proudly with, but
indeed all the people of Zimbabwe and the continent at large. It is
a publication that should grace the bookshelves of discerning
scholars of Africa and her history.
*AFRICAN AFFAIRS*
This is a complex and fascinating book...revisionist history in the
best sense of the term - challenging the orthodox view of an
established historiography by bringing to light new data and
subjecting it to fresh interpretation...the best account yet
available of Zimbabwe's dreadful violence in the 1980s, and should
be essential reading for all those interested in understanding the
nature of the post-colony in Africa...In understanding violence,
detail and context matter; and while social scientists may be
frustrated that the authors of Violence and Memory have largely
ignored social theories of violence, they will surely welcome the
emphasis upon events and their gestation. This is an important book
that should be widely read.
*JOURNAL OF MODERN AFRICAN STUDIES*
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