Cultures of Change in Contemporary Zimbabwe

Cultures of Change in Contemporary Zimbabwe
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 262
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ISBN-10 : 9781000470284
ISBN-13 : 1000470288
Rating : 4/5 (84 Downloads)

Synopsis Cultures of Change in Contemporary Zimbabwe by : Oliver Nyambi

This book investigates how culture reflects change in Zimbabwe, focusing predominantly on Mnangagwa’s 2017 coup, but also uncovering deeper roots for how renewal and transition are conceived in the country. Since Emmerson Mnangagwa ousted Robert Mugabe in 2017, he has been keen to defi ne his "Second Republic" or "New Dispensation" with a rhetoric of change and a rejection of past political and economic cultures. This multi and inter- disciplinary volume looks to the (social) media, language/ discourse, theatre, images, political speeches and literary fiction and non- fiction to see how they have reflected on this time of unprecedented upheaval. The book argues that themes of self- renewal stretch right back to the formative years of the ZANU PF, and that despite the longevity of Mugabe’s tenure, the latest transition can be seen as part of a complex and protracted layering of postcolonial social, economic and political changes. Providing an innovative investigation of how political change in Zimbabwe is reflected on in cultural texts and products, this book will be of interest to researchers across African history, literature, politics, culture and post- colonial studies.

Marriage in Contemporary Zimbabwe

Marriage in Contemporary Zimbabwe
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 1032893370
ISBN-13 : 9781032893372
Rating : 4/5 (70 Downloads)

Synopsis Marriage in Contemporary Zimbabwe by : Manase Kudzai Chiweshe

The History and Political Transition of Zimbabwe

The History and Political Transition of Zimbabwe
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Publisher : Springer Nature
Total Pages : 469
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ISBN-10 : 9783030477332
ISBN-13 : 3030477339
Rating : 4/5 (32 Downloads)

Synopsis The History and Political Transition of Zimbabwe by : Sabelo J. Ndlovu-Gatsheni

This book is the first to tackle the difficult and complex politics of transition in Zimbabwe, with deep historical analysis. Its focus is on a very problematic political culture that is proving very hard to transcend. At the center of this culture is an unstable but resilient ‘nationalist-military’ alliance crafted during the anti-colonial liberation struggle in the 1970s. Inevitably, violence, misogyny and masculinity are constitutive of the political culture. Economically speaking, the culture is that of a bureaucratic, parasitic, primitive accumulation and corruption, which include invasion and emptying of state coffers by a self-styled ‘Chimurenga aristocracy.’ However, this Chimurenga aristocracy is not cohesive, as the politics that led to Robert Mugabe’s ousting from power was preceded by dirty and protracted internal factionalism. At the center of the factional politics was the ‘first family’:Robert Mugabe and his wife, Grace Mugabe. This book offers a multidisciplinary examination of the complex contemporary politics in Zimbabwe, taking seriously such issues as gender, misogyny, militarism, violence, media, identity, modes of accumulation, the ethnicization of politics, attempts to open lines of credit and FDI, national healing, and the national question as key variables not only of a complete political culture but also of difficult transitional politics.

Moral Degeneration in Contemporary Zimbabwean Business Practices

Moral Degeneration in Contemporary Zimbabwean Business Practices
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Publisher : African Books Collective
Total Pages : 190
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ISBN-10 : 9789956726417
ISBN-13 : 9956726419
Rating : 4/5 (17 Downloads)

Synopsis Moral Degeneration in Contemporary Zimbabwean Business Practices by : Munyaradzi Mawere

This is an engaged and extremely well-informed book on business and business ethics in a society with political and social-economic crises. As an engaging and engaged effort to bring a nexus between business ethics and business practices in any human society, the book invites the reader to partake in pressing debates on business ethics in times of crisis. The book provides a much needed interdisciplinary approach and marshals an extraordinary array of social and intellectual resources that positively inspire business people and business making. It is wholesome and systematic in its articulation of the political and social forces that shape and are shaped by business. Additionally, it gives the reader a guided tour into the fascinating creativity that shapes and characterises business culture in contemporary Zimbabwe.

Everyday Crisis-Living in Contemporary Zimbabwe

Everyday Crisis-Living in Contemporary Zimbabwe
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 248
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ISBN-10 : 0367863103
ISBN-13 : 9780367863104
Rating : 4/5 (03 Downloads)

Synopsis Everyday Crisis-Living in Contemporary Zimbabwe by : Kirk Helliker

This book examines the everyday lives of ordinary Zimbabweans in the context of national crises in post-2000 Zimbabwe. Throughout the literature of Zimbabwean studies, a consideration of everyday lives has been limited to informal trading and rarely applied as an analytical framework, despite the importance of understanding crisis-living with reference to the specific character of national crises across the African continent. This edited volume is one of the first in its field to theorise everyday Zimbabwean lives within the context of crisis, with three central themes addressed: urban and rural lives; men, women and HIV; and along and beyond the border. Chapters incorporate topics from child marriage and sexual practices, to climate change and social accountability, encompassing a shift in focus from macro-structures to how farm labourers, students, child-brides and other ordinary people negotiate gender, class and social dynamics within a dominant order. The introductory chapter offers an innovative analytical framing for the empirical chapters which follow, each providing micro-studies based on original qualitative fieldwork by early-career Zimbabwean scholars. Everyday Crisis-Living in Contemporary Zimbabwe will appeal to students and scholars of sociology, anthropology and African Studies more broadly.

Polarization and Transformation in Zimbabwe

Polarization and Transformation in Zimbabwe
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Publisher : Lexington Books
Total Pages : 272
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ISBN-10 : 9780739169094
ISBN-13 : 0739169092
Rating : 4/5 (94 Downloads)

Synopsis Polarization and Transformation in Zimbabwe by : Erin McCandless

Social movements and civic organizations often face profound strategy dilemmas that can hamper their effectiveness and prevent them from contributing to transformative change and peace. In Zimbabwe two particular dilemmas have fed into and fueled destructive processes of political polarization-dividing society, leadership, and decision-makers well beyond its borders. As conceptualized in this study, the first is whether to prioritize political or economic rights in efforts to bring about nation-wide transformative change (rights or redistribution). The second is whether and how to work with government and/or donors given their political, economic, and social agendas (participation or resistance). This book investigates these issues through two social movement organizations-the National Constitutional Assembly and the Zimbabwe National War Veterans' Association-and the movements they led to achieve constitutional change and radical land redistribution. Through in-depth case study analysis and peace and conflict impact assessment spanning the years 1997-2010, lessons are drawn for activists, practitioners, policy-makers, and scholars interested in depolarizing concepts underpinning polarizing discourses, transcending strategy dilemmas, and understanding how social action can better contribute to transformative change and peace.

Everyday Crisis-Living in Contemporary Zimbabwe

Everyday Crisis-Living in Contemporary Zimbabwe
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 267
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ISBN-10 : 9781000341904
ISBN-13 : 1000341909
Rating : 4/5 (04 Downloads)

Synopsis Everyday Crisis-Living in Contemporary Zimbabwe by : Kirk Helliker

This book examines the everyday lives of ordinary Zimbabweans in the context of national crises in post-2000 Zimbabwe. Throughout the literature of Zimbabwean studies, a consideration of everyday lives has been limited to informal trading and rarely applied as an analytical framework, despite the importance of understanding crisis-living with reference to the specific character of national crises across the African continent. This edited volume is one of the first in its field to theorise everyday Zimbabwean lives within the context of crisis, with three central themes addressed: urban and rural lives; men, women and HIV; and along and beyond the border. Chapters incorporate topics from child marriage and sexual practices, to climate change and social accountability, encompassing a shift in focus from macro-structures to how farm labourers, students, child-brides and other ordinary people negotiate gender, class and social dynamics within a dominant order. The introductory chapter offers an innovative analytical framing for the empirical chapters which follow, each providing micro-studies based on original qualitative fieldwork by early-career Zimbabwean scholars. Everyday Crisis-Living in Contemporary Zimbabwe will appeal to students and scholars of sociology, anthropology and African Studies more broadly.

Culture and Customs of Zimbabwe

Culture and Customs of Zimbabwe
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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages : 190
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ISBN-10 : 9780313077104
ISBN-13 : 031307710X
Rating : 4/5 (04 Downloads)

Synopsis Culture and Customs of Zimbabwe by : Oyekan Owomoyela

Zimbabwe, formerly known as Rhodesia, won its independence from Great Britain in 1980 yet continues to feel the impact of Western lifestyles and prejudices. This rich, accessible overview freshly examines Zimbabwe, evoking the contemporary ways of life in a largely homogenous and agricultural country. Students and general readers will discover an engaging narrative that ranges from an explanation of the beer culture to a powerful discussion of marriage, family, and gender roles from the Zimbabwean perspective. Owomoyela also authoritatively conveys the coexistence of traditional and Western forces today in such areas as religion and music. A chronology and glossary accompany the text.

Zimbabwe's New Diaspora

Zimbabwe's New Diaspora
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Publisher : Berghahn Books
Total Pages : 297
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ISBN-10 : 9781845458416
ISBN-13 : 1845458419
Rating : 4/5 (16 Downloads)

Synopsis Zimbabwe's New Diaspora by : JoAnn McGregor

Zimbabwe’s crisis since 2000 has produced a dramatic global scattering of people. This volume investigates this enforced dispersal, and the processes shaping the emergence of a new "diaspora" of Zimbabweans abroad, focusing on the most important concentrations in South Africa and in Britain. Not only is this the first book on the diasporic connections created through Zimbabwe’s multifaceted crisis, but it also offers an innovative combination of research on the political, economic, cultural and legal dimensions of movement across borders and survival thereafter with a discussion of shifting identities and cultural change. It highlights the ways in which new movements are connected to older flows, and how displacements across physical borders are intimately linked to the reworking of conceptual borders in both sending and receiving states. The book is essential reading for researchers/students in migration, diaspora and postcolonial literary studies.

Zimbabwe's Cultural Heritage

Zimbabwe's Cultural Heritage
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Publisher : African Books Collective
Total Pages : 150
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ISBN-10 : 9780797443433
ISBN-13 : 0797443436
Rating : 4/5 (33 Downloads)

Synopsis Zimbabwe's Cultural Heritage by : Pathisa Nyathi

" Zimbabwe's Cultural Heritage won first prize in the Zimbabwe Book Publishers Association Awards in 2006 for Non-fiction: Humanities and Social Sciences. It is a collection of pieces of the culture of the Ndebele, Shona, Tonga, Kalanga, Nambiya, Xhosa and Venda. The book gives the reader an insight into the world view of different peoples, through descriptions of their history and life events such as pregnancy, marriage and death. ""...the most enduring book ever on Zimbabwean history. This book will help people change their attitude towards each other in Zimbabwe."" - Zimbabwe Book Publishers Association Awards citation"