Title The struggle over state power in Zimbabwe : law and politics since 1950 / George Hamandishe Karekwavianane

Published Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2017

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Description 1 online resource Series African Studies ; 139 African Studies ; 139 Contents Laying down the law: a historical background, 1890-1950 -- Customising justice and constructing subjects : state, 'customary law' and Chiefs' Courts, 1950-1980 -- Legislating against dissent: law, race and politics, 1950-1964 -- Legality without legitimacy: law and politics during UDI, 1965-1980 -- Intermediaries, intellectuals and translators : African lawyers and the struggles in the legal arena, 1950-1980 -- Law and transformation: remaking the legal system in postcolonial Zimbabwe, 1980-1990 -- Continuity and consolidation: law and politics in Zimbabwe, 1980-1990 -- 'The past as prologue': law and politics in Zimbabwe, 1997-2008 Summary This book examines the role of the law in the constitution and contestation of state power in Zimbabwean history Notes Print version record Subject Political questions and judicial power -- Zimbabwe -- History Justice, Administration of -- Zimbabwe -- History Political culture -- Zimbabwe Justice, Administration of Political culture Political questions and judicial power Politics and government SUBJECT Zimbabwe -- Politics and government. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85149820 Subject Zimbabwe Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9781316996898 1316996891

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