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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462943403321

Titolo

In the shadow of a conflict [[electronic resource] ] : crisis in Zimbabwe and its effects in Mozambique, South Africa and Zambia / / edited by Bill Derman and Randi Kaarhus

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Harare, : Weaver Press, 2013

ISBN

1-77922-234-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (366 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

DermanWilliam

KaarhusRandi

Disciplina

968.91051

Soggetti

Electronic books.

Zimbabwe Politics and government

Zimbabwe Economic conditions

Zimbabwe Social conditions

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

""Cover ""; ""Title page ""; ""Copyright page ""; ""Contents ""; ""List of Maps, Illustrations and Tables""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Contributors details""; ""1. Introduction. Crisis in Zimbabwe and its Regional Effects ""; ""Introduction""; ""The Zimbabwe Context""; ""Contested Versions of Zimbabwe's Post-independence History""; ""Fast Track Land Reform""; ""Citizenship""; ""Zimbabwean Migrants""; ""National Responses to the Crises in Zimbabwe""; ""The Selection of Research Sites""; ""The Chapters of this Book""; ""Notes""

""2. Reflections on National Dynamics, Responses and  Discourses in a Regional Context""""Introduction""; ""Zimbabwe and SADC after 2000""; ""The Tide Turns against ZANU-PF""; ""South Africa""; ""Mozambican Perspectives and Responses""; ""Zambian Perspectives and Responses""; ""Regional Responses: Common Themes and Diverse Contexts""; ""The Media""; ""Notes""; ""3.  Poverty, Shelter and Opportunities""; ""Introduction ""; ""Why Leave Zimbabwe for Mozambique?""; ""Crossing the Border""; ""2008: Responses at the Peak of Political Crisis""; ""Policies and Displacement""

""Livelihood challenges""""The Construction of Invisibility""; ""Notes"";



""4. Settling for Less? Zimbabwean Farmers and Commercial Farming in  Mozambique""; ""Introduction ""; ""Zimbabwean Commercial Farmers in Manica""; ""Challenges of Production""; ""Reflections on a Glaring Refusal""; ""Conclusion""; ""Notes ""; ""5.  Reversing the Flows of People, Skills and Goods""; ""Introduction ""; ""Historical Contexts and Exchange Flows in the Case Study Area""; ""A Remote Frontier Zone Experiencing a Green Revolution""; ""The Rise and Demise of the Chakwaedzera Association""; ""Conclusion""

""Notes """"6. Governing the South African/Zimbabwean Border""; ""Introduction ""; ""A New Border?""; ""Earlier History of Migrations""; ""Migration and South African Agriculture""; ""The Porous Border""; ""Border Crossings from Beitbridge to Musina""; ""Musina The frontline in the crisis of Zimbabweans entering South Africa ""; ""Lawyers for Human Rights and the Detention Centre in Musina""; ""Responding to the Post-Election Crises in Zimbabwe""; ""The Musina Showgrounds""; ""A New Policy: The Zimbabwe Documentation Project""

""Zimbabweans in South Africa: Xenophobia  and the Stereotyping of Zimbabweans""""The Future of the Zimbabwe/South African Border""; ""Conclusions ""; ""Notes ""; ""7. Hierarchies, Violence, Gender""; ""Introduction ""; ""How and Why they Crossed""; ""Stories of the Crossing""; ""New Dimensions of Heterogeneity""; ""Typology of Situations""; ""Thematic Analysis""; ""Identity and Citizenship""; ""Conclusions""; ""Notes""; ""8. Finding Shelter and Work in the Communal Areas of Limpopo""; ""Introduction ""; ""Zimbabweans in Limpopo Province""

""Migration into Limpopo Province: Some historical dimensions""

Sommario/riassunto

Zimbabwe has cast a powerful regional and international shadow since it became independent in 1980 and more recently, through the crises of the first decade of the twenty-first century. The 2000's were a decade of combined political, economic and social crises in Zimbabwe following what had been a relatively successful twenty years of independence since 1980. The scale, depth and severity of the crises evolving since 2000 have been as dramatic as they have been unexpected. While there has been substantial coverage of the internal consequences of Zimbabweís crises less attention has been paid to