Do Zimbabweans Exist?
Trajectories of Nationalism, National Identity Formation and Crisis in a Postcolonial State
Sabelo J. Ndlovu-Gatsheni
Do Zimbabweans Exist?
Trajectories of Nationalism, National Identity Formation and Crisis in a Postcolonial State
Sabelo J. Ndlovu-Gatsheni
About This Book
This book examines the triumphs and tribulations of the Zimbabwean national project, providing a radical and critical analysis of the fossilisation of Zimbabwean nationalism against the wider context of African nationalism in general. The book departs radically from the common 'praise-texts' in seriously engaging with the darker aspects of nationalism, including its failure to create the nation-as-people, and to install democracy and a culture of human rights. The author examines how the various people inhabiting the lands between the Limpopo and Zambezi Rivers entered history and how violence became a central aspect of the national project of organising Zimbabweans into a collectivity in pursuit of a political end.
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