Browsing History Staff Publications by Title
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'The Politics of the Womb’: Women, Politics and The Environment in Pre-Colonial Chivi, Southern Zimbabwe, c.1840 to 1900
(University of Zimbabwe Publications, 2003)Women have always played a vital role in the environment of pre-colonial Zimbabwe especially as they constituted the backbone of traditional agriculture. Pre-colonial studies have either ignored or understated that fact. ... -
"Some Are More White Than Others": Racial Chauvinism As A Factor of Rhodesian Immigration Policy, 1890-1963
(University of Zimbabwe Publications, 2000)This article analyses the role of ethnic chauvinism in determining the patterns and trends of white immigration into Rhodesia from the country’s occupation in 1890 to the Second World War. It argues that, while scholars have ... -
The Urban Crisis in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Threat to Human Security and Sustainable Development
(Ubiquity Press, 2013)Urban centres have existed and have been evolving for many centuries across the world. However, the accelerated growth of urbanisation is a relatively recent phe- nomenon. The enormous size of urban populations and more ... -
War legacy: a reflection on the effects of the Rhodesian Security Forces (RSF) in south eastern Zimbabwe during Zimbabwe’s war of liberation 1976 - 1980
(Academic Journals, 2012-10)As its central thesis, this paper discusses the effects of the Rhodesian Security Forces (RSF) operations during Zimbabwe’s liberation war on the Hlengwe/Shangaan (a minority group in the south eastern Zimbabwe) from 1976 ... -
"Where Civil Blood Made Soldiers Hands Unclean" Rethinking War Time Coercion
(Academy Publishing/ SACDP, 2000)The Rhodesia Security forces and ZANLA guerrillas operating in Chivi had to win the war. It mattered little to them whether this goal was to be achieved by means of fair or foul, and as the war progressed, the problem ... -
Who are the Ndebele and the Kalanga in Zimbabwe?
(2006-05-23)