| Description |
1 online resource (444 pages) |
| Contents |
Introduction : Seeking the Origins of Unity and Division -- Emergence of "Mozambique" and Social Changes under Colonial Rule -- Characteristics of Maúa and the Process of Colonisation -- Mozambique Before the Liberation Struggle -- World Politics from 1960 to 1975 and Mozambique's Liberation Struggle -- Maúa Circumscription during the Liberation Struggle -- From the Liberation Struggle to Post-independence Armed Conflict |
| Summary |
The independence of Mozambique in 1975 and its decolonisation process attracted worldwide attention as a successful example of national unity. Yet, the armed conflict that broke out between the government and the guerrilla force in 1977 lasted for sixteen years and resulted in over a million deaths and several million refugees, placing this concept of "national unity" into doubt. For nearly twenty years, the author interviewed people in rural communities in Mozambique. By examining their testimonies, historical documents, previous studies, international and regional politics, and the changes that various interventions under colonialism brought to the traditional social structure, this book demonstrates that the seeds of division had already been planted while the liberation movement was seeking unity in the struggle years |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 395-415) and indexes |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Process -- Political Advocacy.
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HISTORY / Africa / South / General
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| SUBJECT |
Mozambique -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85088187
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| Subject |
Mozambique
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781920489984 |
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1920489983 |
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