Non-Fiction Books:

Decolonisation, Identity and Nation in Rhodesia, 1964-1979

A Race Against Time
Click to share your rating 0 ratings (0.0/5.0 average) Thanks for your vote!

Format:

Hardback
$294.99
Available from supplier

The item is brand new and in-stock with one of our preferred suppliers. The item will ship from a Mighty Ape warehouse within the timeframe shown.

Usually ships in 3-4 weeks

Buy Now, Pay Later with:

4 payments of $73.75 with Afterpay Learn more

Availability

Delivering to:

Estimated arrival:

  • Around 11-21 June using International Courier

Description

This book explores concepts of decolonisation, identity, and nation in the white settler society of Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) between 1964 and 1979. It considers how white settlers used the past to make claims of authority in the present. It investigates the white Rhodesian state’s attempts to assert its independence from Britain and develop a Rhodesian national identity by changing Rhodesia’s old colonial symbols, and examines how the meaning of these national symbols changed over time. Finally, the book offers insights into the role of race in Rhodesian national identity, showing how portrayals of a ‘timeless’ black population were highly dependent upon circumstance and reflective of white settler anxieties. Using a comparative approach, the book shows parallels between Rhodesia and other settler societies, as well as other post-colonial nation-states and even metropoles, as themes and narratives of decolonisation travelled around the world.

Author Biography:

David Kenrick is an independent scholar. He received his D.Phil in History from St John’s College, Oxford. He has published work in the Journal for Southern African Studies and regularly reviews books on imperial history, decolonisation and settler colonialism. 
Release date Australia
November 13th, 2019
Author
Audience
  • Professional & Vocational
Edition
1st ed. 2019
Illustrations
3 Illustrations, color; 1 Illustrations, black and white; XIII, 281 p. 4 illus., 3 illus. in color.
Pages
281
ISBN-13
9783030326975
Product ID
31454431

Customer reviews

Nobody has reviewed this product yet. You could be the first!

Write a Review

Marketplace listings

There are no Marketplace listings available for this product currently.
Already own it? Create a free listing and pay just 9% commission when it sells!

Sell Yours Here

Help & options

Filed under...