Rhodesia Zimbavwe

Author : Arthur Keppel-Jones
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN 13 : 077356103X
Total Pages : 693 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Rhodes and Rhodesia written by Arthur Keppel-Jones and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 1983-11-01 with total page 693 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The British South Africa Company and the irregularity of its financial and political operations are dealt with in detail. Keppel-Jones also discusses the development in the midst of the indigenous population of an alien white society and state, from their crude beginnings to their emergence in a form still recognizable today. The reader is led to conclude that by 1902 Southern Rhodesia was already set on the road that would lead to the upheavals of the second half of the twentieth-century. The author examines the racial consciousness and prejudice of the white society and addresses an important question: why did the imperial government grant a royal charter to the BSA Company? The facts show conclusively that the imperial government had little interest in Central Africa or care for its fate except when foreign competition appeared. Keppel-Jones also reveals the important role played by black troops employed by the Company in suppressing the rebellions of 1896-7. For opposite reasons, neither blacks nor whites have been willing to recognize this; on the other hand the habit of the 'men-on-the-spot' of making and carrying out decisions without regard to their superiors in London is a commonplace of imperial history. One of the main themes of the book is the tension between the unofficial imperialists, straining at the leash, and the Colonial Office, struggling to hold them back. Rhodes and Rhodesia is based on extensive use of public records, mainly in the Public Record Office, London, and the National Archives of Zimbabwe, of collections of private papers, and of contemporary published works.

Author : Eliakim M. Sibanda
Publisher : Africa World Press
ISBN 13 : 9781592212767
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.6X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Zimbabwe African People's Union, 1961-87 written by Eliakim M. Sibanda and published by Africa World Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is an exploration of the political history of insurgency in SOuthern Rhodesia. During the early years of its struggle, ZAPU employed non-violent means to try and achieve its goal for majority rule and a non-racial society. Because of the belligerancy of the White settler regime, ZAPU added the armed resistance to its strategy and went on to build a formidable army. Problems escalated and alliances were built and dissolved until, tired of being hunted down and butchered, the ZAPU leadership decided to merge its party with the ruling party in December 1987.

Author : W.H. Morris-Jones
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317760999
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book From Rhodesia to Zimbabwe written by W.H. Morris-Jones and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-12-19 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1980. The aim of this collection of articles is to furnish information and perspective on the main economic and political elements present in the making of Zimbabwe. Although the articles were prepared before the conclusion of the Lancaster House negotiations, they discuss matters which must be central to the future of this important newly independent state of Southern Africa.

Author : W.H. Morris-Jones
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317761006
Total Pages : 137 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book From Rhodesia to Zimbabwe written by W.H. Morris-Jones and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-12-19 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1980. The aim of this collection of articles is to furnish information and perspective on the main economic and political elements present in the making of Zimbabwe. Although the articles were prepared before the conclusion of the Lancaster House negotiations, they discuss matters which must be central to the future of this important newly independent state of Southern Africa.

Author : Henrik Ellert
Publisher : African Books Collective
ISBN 13 : 1779223757
Total Pages : 681 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Brutal State of Affairs written by Henrik Ellert and published by African Books Collective. This book was released on 2020-04-02 with total page 681 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Brutal State of Affairs analyses the transition from Rhodesia to Zimbabwe and challenges Rhodesian mythology. The story of the BSAP, where white and black officers were forced into a situation not of their own making, is critically examined. The liberation war in Rhodesia might never have happened but for the ascendency of the Rhodesian Front, prevailing racist attitudes, and the rise of white nationalists who thought their cause just. Blinded by nationalist fervour and the reassuring words of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and army commanders, the Smith government disregarded the advice of its intelligence services to reach a settlement before it was too late. By 1979, the Rhodesians were staring into the abyss, and the war was drawing to a close. Salisbury was virtually encircled, and guerrilla numbers continued to grow. A Brutal State of Affairs examines the Rhodesian legacy, the remarkable parallels of history, and suggests that Smiths Rhodesian template for rule has, in many instances, been assiduously applied by Mugabe and his successors.

Author : Henry Wiseman
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 1483190366
Total Pages : 193 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book From Rhodesia to Zimbabwe written by Henry Wiseman and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2013-10-22 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Rhodesia to Zimbabwe: The Politics of Transition studies the last phase of the transfer of power from illegal white minority control to freely elected majority rule in Zimbabwe. This book is divided into five chapters; the first of which describes the transition from Lusaka to Lancaster, including subtopics on the issues and results of commonwealth and constitutional conferences. This text then describes the implementation of the Lancaster House Agreement and the Monitoring Force. A chapter discusses the significance of the accredited observers in transitional process and the elections. This text ends with the general observations on the transition process. This book will be interesting to historians, academicians, public administrators, and students of politics.

Author : R. Kent Rasmussen
Publisher : Metuchen, N.J. : Scarecrow Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 496 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Historical Dictionary of Rhodesia/Zimbabwe written by R. Kent Rasmussen and published by Metuchen, N.J. : Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 1979 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Oliver B. Pollak
Publisher : Oxford, Eng. ; Santa Barbara, Calif. : Clio Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Rhodesia/Zimbabwe written by Oliver B. Pollak and published by Oxford, Eng. ; Santa Barbara, Calif. : Clio Press. This book was released on 1979 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Charles D. Melson
Publisher : Casemate Academic
ISBN 13 : 1952715075
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fighting for Time written by Charles D. Melson and published by Casemate Academic. This book was released on 2021-02-05 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This military study examines the evolution of the Rhodesian armed services during the complex conflicts of the Cold War era. Through the 1960s and 1970s, Africa endured a series of conflicts involving Rhodesia, South Africa, and Portugal in conflict with the Frontline States. The Cold War brought outside influences, including American interest at the diplomatic, economic, and social level. In Fighting for Time, military historian Charles D. Melson sheds new light on this complex and consequential period through analysis of the Rhodesian military. Drawing on a wealth of primary sources, Melson examines the Rhodesian military’s evolution into a special operations force conducting intelligence-driven operations. Along the way, he identifies key lessons to be learned from this low-intensity conflict at the level of “tactics, techniques, and procedures.” Melson looks closely at the military response to the emerging revolutionary threat and the development of general and special-purpose units. He addresses the critical use of airpower as a force multiplier supporting civil, police, and army efforts ranging from internal security and border control to internal and external combat operations; the necessity of full-time joint command structures; and the escalation of cross-border attacks and unconventional responses as the conflict evolved.

Author : Gerald Horne
Publisher : UNC Press Books
ISBN 13 : 1469625598
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book From the Barrel of a Gun written by Gerald Horne and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2015-12-01 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In November 1965, Ian Smith's white minority government in Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) made a unilateral declaration of independence, breaking with Great Britain. With a European population of a few hundred thousand dominating an African majority of several million, Rhodesia's racial structure echoed the apartheid of neighboring South Africa. Smith's declaration sparked an escalating guerrilla war that claimed thousands of lives. Across the Atlantic, President Lyndon B. Johnson nervously watched events in Rhodesia, fearing that racial conflict abroad could inflame racial discord at home. Although Washington officially voiced concerns over human rights violations, an attitude of tolerance generally marked U.S. relations with the Rhodesian government: sanctions were imposed but not strictly enforced, and hundreds, perhaps thousands, of American mercenaries joined white Rhodesia's side in battle with little to fear from U.S. laws. Despite such tacit U.S. support, Smith's regime fell in 1980, and the independent state of Zimbabwe was born. The first comprehensive account of American involvement in the war against Zimbabwe, this compelling work also explores how our relationship with Rhodesia helped define interracial dynamics in the United States, and vice versa.