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Record Nr.

UNINA9910299807803321

Autore

Marcum John A

Titolo

Conceiving Mozambique / / John A. Marcum, author ; Edmund Burke III, Michael W. Clough, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham, Switzerland : , : Palgrave Macmillan, imprint of Springer, , 2018

©2018

ISBN

3-319-65987-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xxxii, 199 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Collana

African histories and modernities, , 2634-5773

Disciplina

960

Soggetti

National liberation movements - Mozambique - History - 20th century

Imperialism

World history

History, Modern

History of Sub-Saharan Africa

African Politics

Imperialism and Colonialism

World History, Global and Transnational History

Modern History

Mozambique History Revolution, 1964-1975

Africa, Sub-Saharan History

Africa Politics and government

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Eduardo Mondlane -- 2. The Rise of Mozambican Nationalism -- 3. Frelimo -- 4. The Ravages of Exile Politics -- 5. OAU, UN and US -- 6. Mondlane in Dar Es Salaam -- 7. New Contenders -- 8. Students vs. Soldiers -- 9. Mondlane's Assassination -- 10. The Collapse of Portugal -- 11. Independent Mozambique.

Sommario/riassunto

This long-awaited book is a vivid history of Frelimo, the liberation movement that gained power in Mozambique following the sudden collapse of Portuguese rule in 1974. The leading scholar of the liberation struggle in Portuguese Africa, John Marcum completed this work shortly before his death, after a lifetime of research and close



contact with many of the major Mozambican nationalists of the time. Assembled from his rich archive of unpublished letters, diaries, and transcribed conversations with figures such as Eduardo Mondlane, Adelino Gwambe, and Marcelino dos Santos, this book captures the key issues and personalities that shaped the era. With unique insight into the Mozambican struggle and the tragic short-sightedness of U.S. policy, Conceiving Mozambique encourages a dispassionate re-examination of the movement’s costs as well as its remarkable accomplishments.