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Examining the role of racism within international relations bureaucracies during years of diplomacy, before and after Zimbabwe's Independence in 1980, Timothy Scarnecchia offers a fresh perspective on how nationalist leaders used Cold War diplomacy to shape Zimbabwe's decolonization process. Available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

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'… an impressive example of how to deal with an extraordinarily complex subject.' Dan Hodgkinson, H-Net: Humanities and Social Science Reviews Online

Table of Contents
Introduction; 1. Historical background: 1960 to 1970; 2. The early 1970s; 3. Liberation struggles in Southern Africa, 1975–1976; 4. 'We don't give a damn about Rhodesia': the Geneva talks 1976; 5. Negotiating independence 1977–1978; 6. Negotiating independently, 1978; 7. The big gamble: the transition and pre-election period; 8. The 1980 elections and the first years of independence; 9. Gukurahundi and Zimbabwe's place in the 1980s cold war; Conclusion; Selected bibliography.

Race and Diplomacy in Zimbabwe

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      Publisher Cambridge University Press
      Published 3 September 2023
      ISBN-13 9781009281706
      978-1009281706
      ISBN-10 1009281704
      Also in:
      African history Pan-nationalism

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Examining the role of racism within international relations bureaucracies during years of diplomacy, before and after Zimbabwe's Independence in 1980, Timothy Scarnecchia offers a fresh perspective on how nationalist leaders used Cold War diplomacy to shape Zimbabwe's decolonization process. Available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

      Trade Review
      '… an impressive example of how to deal with an extraordinarily complex subject.' Dan Hodgkinson, H-Net: Humanities and Social Science Reviews Online

      Table of Contents
      Introduction; 1. Historical background: 1960 to 1970; 2. The early 1970s; 3. Liberation struggles in Southern Africa, 1975–1976; 4. 'We don't give a damn about Rhodesia': the Geneva talks 1976; 5. Negotiating independence 1977–1978; 6. Negotiating independently, 1978; 7. The big gamble: the transition and pre-election period; 8. The 1980 elections and the first years of independence; 9. Gukurahundi and Zimbabwe's place in the 1980s cold war; Conclusion; Selected bibliography.

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