The Urban Roots of Democracy and Political Violence in Zimbabwe: 35

Harare and Highfield, 1940-1964

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Timothy Scarnecchia

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Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora

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The Urban Roots of Democracy and Political Violence in Zimbabwe details a democratic tradition developed in the 1940s and 1950s, and a movement that would fall victim to an increasingly elitist and divisive political culture by the 1960s. Providing biographical sketches of key personalities within the genealogy of nationalist politics, Timothy Scarnecchia weaves an intricate narrative that traces the trajectories of earlier democratic traditions in Zimbabwe, including women's political movements, township organizations, and trade unions. This work suggests that intense rivalries for control of the nationalist leadership after 1960, the "sell-out" politics of that period, and Cold War funding for rival groups contributed to a unique political impasse, ultimately resulting in the largely autocratic and violent political state today. The author further proposes that this recourse to political violence, "top-down" nationalism, and the abandonment of urban democratic traditions are all hallmarks of a particular type of nationalism equally unsustainable in Zimbabwe then as it is now. Timothy Scarnecchia is assistant professor of African history at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio.

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August 1st, 2013

Author

Timothy Scarnecchia

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Country of Publication

United States

Illustrations

3 Line drawings, black and white; 10 Illustrations, black and white

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University of Rochester Press

Pages

240

Publisher

Boydell & Brewer Ltd

Series

Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora

Dimensions

150x236x15

ISBN-13

9781580463638

Product ID

21026641

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