African Urban Experiences in Colonial Zimbabwe

African Urban Experiences in Colonial Zimbabwe
Author: Tsuneo Yoshikuni
Publisher: African Books Collective
Total Pages: 172
Release: 2007
Genre: History
ISBN: 1779220545

Before 'Harare' replaced 'Salisbury' as Zimbabwe's capital city in 1982, the name belonged to the country's first black township, now called Mbare. How and when did the township come into being? In this pioneering study, Tsuneo Yoshikuni offers a fascinating social history of urban development in the early twentieth century.

The Rise of an African Middle Class

The Rise of an African Middle Class
Author: Michael O. West
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Total Pages: 343
Release: 2002-08-19
Genre: History
ISBN: 0253109337

An in-depth look at Africans who challenged the status quo in colonial Zimbabwe: “Impeccable and original scholarship.” —American Historical Review Tracing their quest for social recognition from the time of Cecil Rhodes to Rhodesia’s unilateral declaration of independence, Michael O. West shows how some Africans were able to avail themselves of scarce educational and social opportunities in order to achieve some degree of upward mobility in a society that was hostile to their ambitions. Though relatively few in number and not rich by colonial standards, this comparatively better-off class of Africans challenged individual and social barriers imposed by colonialism to become the locus of protest against European domination. This extensive and original book opens new perspective into relations between colonizers and colonized in colonial Zimbabwe. “Offers an extremely sophisticated, nuanced view of the social and political construction of an African middle class in colonial Zimbabwe.” —Elizabeth Schmidt

Catalog of African Government Documents

Catalog of African Government Documents
Author: Boston University. Libraries
Publisher: Boston, Mass.: G.K. Hall & Company
Total Pages: 704
Release: 1976
Genre: Reference
ISBN:

Reference book comprising a catalogue of the collection of official publications emanating from countries in Africa and held by the boston university library.

African Urbanization

African Urbanization
Author: University of Edinburgh. Department of Social Anthropology
Publisher: London : International African Institute
Total Pages: 38
Release: 1965
Genre: Africa
ISBN:

The Urban Roots of Democracy and Political Violence in Zimbabwe

The Urban Roots of Democracy and Political Violence in Zimbabwe
Author: Timothy Scarnecchia
Publisher: University Rochester Press
Total Pages: 244
Release: 2008
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781580462815

The author further proposes that this recourse to political violence, "top-down" nationalism, and the abandonment of urban democratic traditions are all hallmarks of a particular type of nationalism equally unsustainable in Zimbabwe then as it is now."--BOOK JACKET.

The Political Economy of Rhodesia

The Political Economy of Rhodesia
Author: Giovanni Arrighi
Publisher:
Total Pages: 68
Release: 1967
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

Study of political aspects of the economy of Zimbabwe - covers historical factors (with particular reference to the economic base of southern rhodesia before world war 2 and the political implications thereof), the social structure, capitalistic economic development, foreign investment, social change, the activities of White interest groups, etc. References.

Migration in Africa

Migration in Africa
Author: Michiel de Haas
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 420
Release: 2022-03-30
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1000563294

This book introduces readers to the age of intra-African migration, a period from the mid-19th century onward in which the center of gravity of African migration moved decisively inward. Most books tend to zoom in on Africa’s external migration during the earlier intercontinental slave trades and the more recent outmigration to the Global North, but this book argues that migration within the continent has been far more central to the lives of Africans over the course of the last two centuries. The book demonstrates that only by taking a broad historical and continent-wide perspective can we understand the distinctions between the more immediate drivers of migration and deeper patterns of change over time. During the 19th century Africa’s external slave trades gradually declined, whilst Africa’s expanding commodity export sectors drew in domestic labor. This led to an era of heightened mobility within the region, marked by rapidly rising and vanishing migratory flows, increasingly diversified landscapes of migration systems, and profound long-term shifts in the wider patterns of migration. This era of inward-focused mobility reduced with a resurgence of outmigration after 1960, when Africans became more deliberate in search of extra-continental destinations, with new diaspora communities emerging specifically in the Global North. Broad ranging in its temporal, spatial, and thematic coverage, this book provides students and researchers with the perfect introduction to age of intra-African migration.

Malawian Migration to Zimbabwe, 1900–1965

Malawian Migration to Zimbabwe, 1900–1965
Author: Zoë R. Groves
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 266
Release: 2020-11-24
Genre: History
ISBN: 3030541045

This book explores the culture of migration that emerged in Malawi in the early twentieth century as the British colony became central to labour migration in southern Africa. Migrants who travelled to Zimbabwe stayed for years or decades, and those who never returned became known as machona – ‘the lost ones’. Through an analysis of colonial archives and oral histories, this book captures a range of migrant experiences during a period of enormous political change, including the rise of nationalist politics, and the creation and demise of the Central African Federation. Following migrants from origin to destination, and in some cases back again, this book explores gender, generation, ethnicity and class, and highlights life beyond the workplace in a racially segregated city. Malawian men and women shaped the culture and politics of urban Zimbabwe in ways that remain visible today. Ultimately, the voluntary movement of Africans within the African continent raises important questions about the history of diaspora communities and the politics of belonging in post-colonial Africa.