Steven C. Rubert was a research associate at the University of Zimbabwe and is currently Associate Professor of History at Oregon State University. R. Kent Rasmussen has published several books on the history of Zimbabwe's Ndebele people.
An invaluable resource with good cross-referencing and an extensive
bibliography. Certainly it is a book that students of Zimbabwe
should possess.
*Journal of African History*
Entries are well written and wide-ranging, covering everything from
the aforementioned rock paintings to agriculture, ethnic groups,
languages, historical figures, political parties, movements, and
newspapers. Highly recommended.
*CHOICE*
Revised to reflect recent events, this edition contains entries on
people, places, institutions, events, ethnic groups, and political
parties influential in the political, social, cultural, and
economic life of Zimbabwe. It also includes entries of historical
significance, with reference to the colonial period and the
movement for independence. Details of this history are covered in
the introductory essay, and in a separate chronology. Rupert is a
researcher at the University of Zimbabwe; Rasmussen in a reference
book editor.
*Reference and Research Book News*
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