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The art of survival : depictions of Zimbabwe and the Zimbabwean in crisis / / edited by Anna Chitando, Joseph Chikowero and Angeline M. Madongonda



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Titolo: The art of survival : depictions of Zimbabwe and the Zimbabwean in crisis / / edited by Anna Chitando, Joseph Chikowero and Angeline M. Madongonda Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Newcastle upon Tyne, England : , : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, , 2015
©2015
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (229 p.)
Disciplina: 820.996891
Soggetto topico: Zimbabwean literature (English) - History and criticism
Soggetto geografico: Zimbabwe Politics and government 1980-
Zimbabwe History 1980-
Persona (resp. second.): ChitandoAnna
ChikoweroJoseph
MadongondaAngeline M.
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.
Sommario/riassunto: The Art of Survival: Depictions of Zimbabwe and the Zimbabwean in Crisis offers a fresh, interdisciplinary examination of a period against which development in Zimbabwe is often measured, one epitomized by the severe shortages and runaway inflation of 2008. While journalistic stories of the 1998-2008 era often privilege the reductive stories of woe, defeat and crushed hopes, this volume explores how survival was still possible in those circumstances. The book offers insights into how ordinary Zimbabweans battled the odds by making startling innovations in language use to legitimize new surviva
Titolo autorizzato: The art of survival  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-4438-8669-6
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910797803603321
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