Table of Contents

Series Foreword Chronology Introduction Thought and Religion Literature and Media Art, Cinema, and Architecture Leisure, Dress, and Cuisine Gender Roles, Marriages, and Family Social Customs and Lifestyle Music and Dance Glossary Bibliography Index

Promotional Information

Zimbabwe is freshly examined in this accessible overview, which evokes the contemporary ways of life in a largely homogenous and agricultural country.

About the Author

OYEKAN OWOMOYELA is a Ryan Professor of African Literature at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln.

Reviews

?[t]horoughly survey the history, culture, and people of each country.?-MultiCultural Review

?[u]seful to students who want to put the works of Zimbabwean writers like Shimmer Chinodya, Tsitsi Dangaremba, and Chenjerai Hove into the proper social and cultural contexts. Owomoyela does an excellent job of showing how Zimbabwean writers use their characters to explore the frictions that arise when "tradition" simply cannot go on any longer. He is particularly adept at choosing examples that capture the tensions that stretch between genders and across generations.?-International Journal of African Historical Studies

?This reference is another that may be equally appropriate on the non-fiction shelves. If you have very little on this country, this will be a welcomed addition.?-Reference for Students

"Ýt¨horoughly survey the history, culture, and people of each country."-MultiCultural Review

"Ýu¨seful to students who want to put the works of Zimbabwean writers like Shimmer Chinodya, Tsitsi Dangaremba, and Chenjerai Hove into the proper social and cultural contexts. Owomoyela does an excellent job of showing how Zimbabwean writers use their characters to explore the frictions that arise when "tradition" simply cannot go on any longer. He is particularly adept at choosing examples that capture the tensions that stretch between genders and across generations."-International Journal of African Historical Studies

"[t]horoughly survey the history, culture, and people of each country."-MultiCultural Review

"This reference is another that may be equally appropriate on the non-fiction shelves. If you have very little on this country, this will be a welcomed addition."-Reference for Students

"[u]seful to students who want to put the works of Zimbabwean writers like Shimmer Chinodya, Tsitsi Dangaremba, and Chenjerai Hove into the proper social and cultural contexts. Owomoyela does an excellent job of showing how Zimbabwean writers use their characters to explore the frictions that arise when "tradition" simply cannot go on any longer. He is particularly adept at choosing examples that capture the tensions that stretch between genders and across generations."-International Journal of African Historical Studies