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001 2013049916
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008 131216s2014 nyu b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2013049916
020 $a9781107021709 (hardback : alkaline paper)
020 $a9781107684799 (paperback : alkaline paper)
040 $aDLC$beng$cDLC$erda$dDLC
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050 00 $aDT2925$b.M55 2014
082 00 $a968.91$223
084 $aHIS001000$2bisacsh
100 1 $aMlambo, A. S.
245 12 $aA history of Zimbabwe /$cAlois S. Mlambo.
264 1 $aNew York, NY :$bCambridge University Press,$c2014.
300 $axxxiii, 277 pages ;$c23 cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
520 2 $a"There is currently no single-volume history of Zimbabwe that provides detailed coverage of the country's experience from precolonial times to the present. This book examines Zimbabwe's precolonial, colonial and post-colonial social, economic and political history and relates historical factors and trends to more recent developments in the country. Zimbabwe is a country with a rich history, dating from the early San hunter-gatherer societies. The arrival of British imperial rule in 1890 impacted the country tremendously, as the European rulers developed and exploited Zimbabwe's resources, which gave rise to a movement of African nationalism and demands for independence. This process culminated in the armed conflict of the 1960s and 1970s, a war of liberation that ended with Zimbabwe's independence in 1979. The 1990s were marked by economic decline and the rise of opposition politics. In 1999, Mugabe and his party embarked on a violent and chaotic land reform program that disrupted the country's prosperous agricultural sector and plunged the nation's economy into a downward spiral. Political violence and human rights violations made Zimbabwe an international pariah state, with struggles continuing to this day. This book is targeted primarily at students of Zimbabwean history, but will be useful to both scholars of Zimbabwean history and those unfamiliar with the country's past"--$cProvided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references( pages 261-273) and index.
505 0 $aIntroduction: Zimbabwe in historical perspective -- Early states, c.900-1900 -- The British conquest state -- Colonial economy and society to 1953 -- The federation years, 1953-63 -- Nationalist movements to 1965 -- Udi and African response -- Independent Zimbabwe, 1980-2000 -- The crisis years, 2000-8 -- Conclusion: Zimbabwe past, present and future prospects.
651 0 $aZimbabwe$xHistory.
650 7 $aHISTORY / Africa / General.$2bisacsh
856 42 $3Cover image$uhttp://assets.cambridge.org/97811070/21709/cover/9781107021709.jpg