Degrees in Violence : Robert Mugabe and the Struggle for Power in Zimbabwe

by Blair, David

• ISBN13: 9780826459749
• ISBN10: 0826459749
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-06-01
• Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Academic

Summary

Almost alone among serving African presidents, Robert Mugabe led the struggle against colonial rule and has held office since independence without a break. After 21 years of dominance Mugabe is now struggling to hold on to power against the opposition born from the spiraling economic and social collapse of Zimbabwe. Journalist David Blair, forced to leave Zimbabwe in June 2001 as the government sought to silence the media, tells a story; from the hopeful are of new independence to the present era of gas lines, food riots, and a terror campaign waged by Mugabe supporters. Blair exposes the senselessness behind events in Zimbabwe, not merely of Mugabe but of his opponents as well.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Acknowledgements
Acronyms and Expressions
Prologue	p. 1
Our Country, All of Us, Together: 1980 and before	p. 9
Cobras in the House: 1981-99	p. 29
Defeat: January-February 2000	p. 48
Invasion: February-March 2000	p. 63
MDC Will Be Crushed for Ever: 1-15 April 2000	p. 83
Full of Anger: 15 April-1 May 2000	p. 102
More Than They Bargained For: May 2000	p. 124
No One Was Killed During Our Election: June 2000	p. 145
Land for the People: July 2000 and before	p. 169
Reconciliation Revoked: August-December 2000	p. 186
Repression: January-June 2001	p. 205
The Wheels Come Off: June-December 2001	p. 228
Index	p. 249
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