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Decolonisation, Identity and Nation in Rhodesia, 1964-1979: A Race Against Time: Britain and the World

Autor David Kenrick
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 13 noi 2020
This book explores concepts of decolonisation, identity, and nation in the white settler society of Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) between 1964 and 1979. It considers how white settlers used the past to make claims of authority in the present. It investigates the white Rhodesian state’s attempts to assert its independence from Britain and develop a Rhodesian national identity by changing Rhodesia’s old colonial symbols, and examines how the meaning of these national symbols changed over time. Finally, the book offers insights into the role of race in Rhodesian national identity, showing how portrayals of a ‘timeless’ black population were highly dependent upon circumstance and reflective of white settler anxieties. Using a comparative approach, the book shows parallels between Rhodesia and other settler societies, as well as other post-colonial nation-states and even metropoles, as themes and narratives of decolonisation travelled around the world.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9783030327002
ISBN-10: 3030327000
Pagini: 281
Ilustrații: XIII, 281 p. 4 illus., 3 illus. in color.
Dimensiuni: 148 x 210 mm
Greutate: 0.39 kg
Ediția:1st ed. 2019
Editura: Springer International Publishing
Colecția Palgrave Macmillan
Seria Britain and the World

Locul publicării:Cham, Switzerland

Cuprins

1 Introduction.- 2 White Rhodesian Society ca. 1950s-1980.- 3 Blood and Referendums: Nationalist History and the Case for a Unilateral Declaration of Independence.- 4 These Colours Don’t Fade: Changing the Rhodesian Flag, 1967-1968.- 5 Sovereign Independence? Rhodesians and the Monarchy, 1965-1970.- 6 ‘The Last Word in Rhodesian’: Visions of the Nation in White Rhodesian Music.- 7 ‘Now as Then?’: Race, Rembrance and the Rhodesian Nation in the 1970s.- 8 Conclusion.- 

Notă biografică

David Kenrick is an independent scholar. He received his D.Phil in History from St John’s College, Oxford. He has published work in the Journal for Southern African Studies and regularly reviews books on imperial history, decolonisation and settler colonialism. 

Textul de pe ultima copertă

‘David Kenrick’s book is a fresh and fascinating new history of the Rhodesian rebellion as seen through the symbols and artifacts of the break-away settler nation. With a careful attention to historical context and a keen eye for detail, Kenrick tells the stories of how the most important symbols of Rhodesian nationhood were invented, celebrated, and preserved during their fifteen-year rebellion. … This wholly original and imaginative work will be of interest to many scholars beyond merely historians of southern Africa.’
—Josiah Brownell, Pratt Institute, USA
This book explores concepts of decolonisation, identity, and nation in the white settler society of Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) between 1964 and 1979. It considers how white settlers used the past to make claims of authority in the present. It investigates the white Rhodesian state’s attempts to assert its independence from Britain and develop a Rhodesian national identity by changing Rhodesia’s old colonial symbols, and examines how the meaning of these national symbols changed over time. Finally, the book offers insights into the role of race in Rhodesian national identity, showing how portrayals of a ‘timeless’ black population were highly dependent upon circumstance and reflective of white settler anxieties. Using a comparative approach, the book shows parallels between Rhodesia and other settler societies, as well as other post-colonial nation-states and even metropoles, as themes and narratives of decolonisation travelled around the world.


Caracteristici

Focuses on national symbols and national history to explore the origins of contemporary Zimbabwe Takes a comparative approach, examining white Rhodesia in relation to other post-colonial nationalisms in Africa during the 1960s and 1970s Offers new insights into how the white settlers of Rhodesia made sense of decolonisation