Remembering Colonialism in Zimbabwe

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Remembering Colonialism in Zimbabwe

Literary studies: postcolonial literature Regional / International studies Cultural studies Ethnic studies Sociology Social and cultural anthropology Comparative politics African history Colonialism and imperialism National liberation and independence

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Collection: Routledge Studies in the Modern History of Africa

Language: English

Published by: Routledge

Published on: 14th December 2023

Format: LCP-protected ePub

ISBN: 9781003813743


This book examines the various ways in which colonialism in Zimbabwe is remembered, looking both at how people analyse, perceive, and interpret the past, and how they rewrite that past, elevating some players and their historical agency. Inspired by the ongoing movement on decoloniality, this book examines the ways in which generations of today question and challenge colonialism’s legacies and their role in Zimbabwe’s collective memories and history. The book analyses the memorialising of both Mugabe and Mnangagwa in their speeches and during the political transition, before going on to trace the continuing impact of colonialism across areas as diverse as dress code, place-naming, agriculture, religion, gender, and in marginalised communities such as the BaKalanga. Drawing on the expertise of Zimbabwean scholars, this book will appeal to researchers of decolonisation, and of African history and memory.

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