Zimbabwe's Guerrilla War: Peasant Voices

by Norma J. Kriger

Book Overview

Studies of revolution generally regard peasant popular support as a prerequisite for success. In this study of political mobilization and organization in Zimbabwe's recent rural-based war of independence, Norma Kriger is interested in the extent to which ZANU guerrillas were able to mobilize peasant support, the reasons why peasants participated, and in the links between the post-war outcomes for peasants and the mobilization process. Hers is an unusual...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521070678
• ISBN13: 9780521070676
• Release Date: July 2008
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 316 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"