Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo of Zimbabwe : Politics, Power, and Memory /
This book is a pioneering study of Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo, a Zimbabwean nationalist whose crucial role in the country s anti-colonial struggle has largely gone unrecognized. These essays trace his early influence on Zimbabwean nationalism in the late 1950s and his leadership in the armed liberation mo...
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Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan,
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Publisher Address: | Cham : |
Publication Dates: | 2017. |
Literature type: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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African Histories and Modernities
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-60555-5 |
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This book is a pioneering study of Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo, a Zimbabwean nationalist whose crucial role in the country s anti-colonial struggle has largely gone unrecognized. These essays trace his early influence on Zimbabwean nationalism in the late 1950s and his leadership in the armed liberation movement and postcolonial national-building processes, as well as his denigration by the winners of the 1980 elections, Mugabe s Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front. The Nkomo that emerges is complex and contested, the embodiment of Zimbabwe s tortured trajectory from colony to independent postcolonial state. This is an essential corrective to the standard history of twentieth-century Zimbabwe, and an invaluable resource for scholars of African nationalist liberation movements and nation-building. |
Carrier Form: | 1 online resource(XXI,454pages): illustrations. |
ISBN: | 9783319605555 |
Index Number: | DT1 |
CLC: | K42 |
Contents: | 1. Introduction: Writing Joshua Nkomo into History and Narration of the Nation -- I. Imperialism, Nationalism, Liberation and Leadership -- 2. The Contributions of Joshua Nkomo to the Liberation of Zimbabwe -- 3. Joshua Nkomo and the Internationalization of Zimbabwe's Struggle for Liberation -- 4. Joshua Nkomo and the Quest for Unity and Peace in Zimbabwe -- 5. The Entrapment of Joshua Nkomo within Global Imperial Snares -- 6. Lancaster House Talks: Timing, Cold War and Joshua Nkomo -- II. Legacy, Diplomacy, Political Philosophy and Fatherhood -- 7. Joshua Nkomo: Nationalist Diplomat, 'Father of the Nation' or 'Enemy of the State' -- 8. Joshua Nkomo: The Trial of a Philosopher of Liberation -- 9. Unearthing the Legacy of 'Father Zimbabwe': A Decolonial Imaginary -- 10. Making Sense of Joshua Nkomo's Political Behaviour: A Sociogenic Approach -- 11. Joshua Nkomo on Land: Exploring His Vision for Land Reform and Land Use in Zimbabwe -- 12. Joshua Nkomo on Transitional Justice in Zimbabwe -- III. Nation-Building, Persecution, Autobiography and Rehabilitation -- 13. Joshua Nkomo and Nelson Mandela: Ideas of Nation and Liberation -- 14. Reconstructing the Self: Hauntology and Spectrality in Nkomo's Autobiography -- 15. Self-Writing and Subjection: Frederick Douglas and Joshua Nkomo -- 16. Father Zimbabwe: Media, Memory and Joshuna Nkomo -- 17. The Immortalization of Joshua Mqabuko Nyongolo Nkomo -- 18. Whose Nkomo Is It Anyway? Joshua Nkomo's Statue and Commemorative Landscape. |