When a state turns on its citizens [[electronic resource] ] : 60 years of institutionalised violence in Zimbabwe / / Lloyd Sachikonye

• Autore: Sachikonye Lloyd
• Pubblicazione: Zimbabwe, : Weaver Press, 2011
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (146 p.)
• Soggetto topico: Political violence - Zimbabwe; Political persecution - Zimbabwe
• Soggetto geografico: Zimbabwe Politics and government 2000-2008
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Background, history and patterns of political violence -- Political violence and the scramble for resources -- Systemic violence and the 2008 election -- Violence and political culture -- Wider impact of political violence on society.
• Sommario/riassunto: Lloyd Sachikonye traces the roots of Zimbabwe's contemporary violence to the actions of the Rhodesian armed forces, and the inter-party conflicts that occurred during the liberation war. His focus, however, is the period since 2000, which has seen state-sponsored violence erupting in election campaigns and throughout the programme of fast-track land reform. The consequences of this violence run wide and deep. Aside from inflicting trauma and fear on its victims, the impunity enjoyed by its perpetrators has helped to mould a culture within which personal freedoms and dreams are strangled. At a
• Titolo autorizzato: When a state turns on its citizens
• ISBN: 1-77922-231-9; 1-283-31008-2; 1-77922-166-5; 9786613310088; 1-77922-167-3; 1-77922-165-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910781936303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II