Guerrilla Veterans in Post-War Zimbabwe: Symbolic and Violent Politics, 1980-1987 (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521818230)

This critical examination of post-war of independence peace settlement and veterans' programs is the first extended study of the complicit relationship between the ruling party and the veterans. It shows continuities in the relationship between President Mugabe's government and guerrilla veterans in the first seven years in contemporary Zimbabwe (1980-1987). As the recent election has demonstrated, Mugabe and the veterans continue to collaborate, using violence and liberation war rhetoric to maintain power through land invasions and political purges.

Author: Norma J. Kriger
ISBN-10: 0521818230
ISBN-13: 9780521818230
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 05/29/2003
Pages: 316
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.40lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.20w x 0.90d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 04/01/2004 pg. 1544