Prisoners of Rhodesia [electronic resource] : Inmates and Detainees in the Struggle for Zimbabwean Liberation, 1960-1980 /
Munochiveyi, M.author.
During the Zimbabwean struggle for independence, the settler regime imprisoned numerous activists and others it suspected of being aligned with the guerrillas. This book is the first to look closely at the histories and lived experiences of these political detainees and prisoners, showing how they challenged and negotiated their incarceration.
Description based upon print version of record.
""Cover""; ""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""Dedication""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Glossary""; ""CHAPTER 1 Introduction: Suffering for the Nation: The Prison as a Site of Struggle during Zimbabweâ€?s Liberation War""; ""CHAPTER 2 The Growth of African Opposition and Intensified State Political Repression in Rhodesia, 1960â€?1970s""; ""CHAPTER 3 Getting Arrested: Oral Histories of Violence, Torture, and Arrest in Rhodesia, 1960â€?1979""; ""CHAPTER 4 Life in Detention: Oral Histories of Confinement in Rhodesian Detention Centers""
""CHAPTER 5 Life Behind Bars: Oral Histories of Life inside Rhodesian Prisons, 1965â€?1980""""CHAPTER 6 Epilogue: Life Beyond Bars and Legacies of Incarceration in Colonial and Post-Colonial Zimbabwe, 1965â€?2000""; ""Conclusion: Political Imprisonment and Memorializing Zimbabweâ€?s Liberation Struggle""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""
Includes bibliographical references and index.
During the Zimbabwean struggle for independence, the settler regime imprisoned numerous activists and others it suspected of being aligned with the guerrillas. This book is the first to look closely at the histories and lived experiences of these political detainees and prisoners, showing how they challenged and negotiated their incarceration.
Africa, Sub-Saharan-History.
History of Sub-Saharan Africa.