{"product_id":"society-in-zimbabwes-liberation-war-9780852556108","title":"Society in Zimbabwes Liberation War","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThese two companion volumes on Soldiers and Society give new perspectives on Zimbabwe's liberation struggle.\u003c\/b\u003eThis work examines people's beliefs, ideas and experiences both during Zimbabwe's liberation war and afterwards. The contributors look at African religion and Christianity and explore the efforts to educate people for a new society. They also look at the ideas used by whites to justify brutality and at the civilian experiences at the hands of the guerillas and the Fifth Brigade. Finally, they ask whether the new ideas were carried on after the war had ended.  Zimbabwe: University of Zimbabwe Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese volumes provide signposts for researchers to begin to ask new questions about the events of the wars. -- Diane Jeater * JOURNAL OF AFRICAN HISTORY *\u003cbr\u003eThese two volumes represent the most important critical collection of work on the liberation struggle in Zimbabwe. The range of the studies provides an impressive overview of the complex responses of various social forces to the liberation war… -- Brian Raftopoulos * JOURNAL OF SOUTHERN AFRICAN STUDIES *\u003cbr\u003eThe impressive number and quality of these local level studies, many part of larger works, add to existing conflicting and consensual claims about the war and its aftermath, making a review of a now sizeable literature timely. - Norma Kriger in JOURNAL OF AFRICAN HISTORY * . *\u003cbr\u003eLike Volume I, this volume is a milestone in recording the history of the liberation war...The revelation of the horrors is a part of the balm that heals the wounds of both the victim and the perpetrator. They set directions for future writers on the painful genesis of Zimbabwe. - -- Charles Pfukwa * INDEPENDENT WEEKENDER *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReligion in the guerilla war - Southern Matabeleland, Mark Noube and Terence Ranger; mission Christianity and war in Western Zimbabwe, Carl Hallencreutz; Avila mission - turning point in church relations with state and the liberation forces, Janice McClaughlin; Elim mission - Christianity in Eastern Zimbabwe, David Maxwell; Rhodesian discourse, Rhodesian novels, Anthony Chennells; education and the war in Zimbabwe, Paulos Matjaka Nare; education and the struggle in Mozambique, Fay Chung; in memory - a heritage of war in Southern Zimbabwe, Richard Webner; gender and status, Heike Schmidt; mobilization and demobilization in Zimbabwe's rural areas, Jocelyn Alexander.","brand":"Boydell \u0026 Brewer Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51768251154775,"sku":"9780852556108","price":22.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780852556108.jpg?v=1758717067","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/society-in-zimbabwes-liberation-war-9780852556108","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}