Mugabe: A Life of Power and Violence by Stephen Chan (English) Paperback Book

Description: Mugabe by Stephen Chan "Only God, who appointed me, will remove me - not the MDC, not the British. Only God will remove me!" - Robert Mugabe FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description On 21st November 2017 Robert Mugabe resigned as President of Zimbabwe after 37 years in power. A week earlier the military had seized control of the country and forced him to step down as leader of the ruling Zanu-PF party. In this revised and updated edition of his classic biography, Stephen Chan seeks to explain and interpret Mugabe in his role as a key player in the politics of Southern Africa. In this masterly portrait of one of Africas longest-serving leaders, Mugabes character unfolds with the ebb and flow of triumph and crisis. Mugabes story is Zimbabwes - from the post-independence hopes of idealism and reconciliation to electoral victory, the successful intervention in the international politics of Southern Africa and the resistance to South Africas policy of apartheid. But a darker picture emerged early with the savage crushing of the Matabeleland rising, the elimination of political opponents, growing corruption and disastrous intervention in the Congo war, all worsened by drought and the HIV/AIDS crisis. Stephen Chans highly revealing biography, based on close personal knowledge of Zimbabwe, depicts the emergence and eventual downfall of a ruthless and single-minded despot amassing and tightly clinging to political power. We follow the triumphant nationalist leader who reconciled all in the new multiracial Zimbabwe, degenerate into a petty tyrant consumed by hubris and self-righteousness and ultimately face an ignominious endgame at the hands of his own army. Notes This acclaimed biography of Robert Mugabe has been updated to include coverage of his resignation from his position as President of Zimbabwe. A deep and multi-faceted insight into Zimbabwes post-independence history, following the course of Mugabes devolution from being an idealised figure into a petty and hubristic tyrant. Author Biography Stephen Chan is Professor of International Relations at SOAS, University of London and Honorary Professor of Humanities at University of Johannesburg. He received an OBE in 2010 for services to Africa and Higher Education. He has also received the International Studies Associations Eminent Shcolar in Global Development award. Table of Contents GlossaryPreface to the 2018 EditionPreface – 22 Years of Robert MugabePrologue – A Moment in the New MillenniumPART I: BY FAIR MEANS OR VERY FOULAs It Was in the BeginningThe Pursuit of New WarsAn Unlikely Champion ArisesPART II: BRILLIANCE AND OPPOTUNISMS BRIEF THEN FADING MOMENT4.Human Rights, Personal Tragedy and Drought5.The End of War in Mozambique: Mugabes Roman Triumph6.Amazing Grace and Decline7.Interlude: Houses of Hunger – the Intellectual Debates of ZimbabwePART III: THE OLD MANS RUTHLESS STAND8.Mugabes Path of Discomforts: One – Disease, War, the Constitution9.Mugabes Path of Discomforts: Two – Land and Persecution10.Mugabes Path of Discomforts: Three – Ghosts and Spectres11.Elections 200212.A Life of Power and Violence 2002-2017Bibliographic EssayIndex Promotional "Only God, who appointed me, will remove me - not the MDC, not the British. Only God will remove me!" - Robert Mugabe Promotional "Headline" "Only God, who appointed me, will remove me - not the MDC, not the British. Only God will remove me!" - Robert Mugabe Feature Acclaimed biography of Mugabe - now updated to his resignation Details ISBN178831428X Author Stephen Chan Pages 288 ISBN-10 178831428X ISBN-13 9781788314282 Format Paperback Media Book Year 2019 Publication Date 2019-04-18 Imprint I.B. Tauris Subtitle A Life of Power and Violence Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 968.91051092 Short Title Mugabe Language English UK Release Date 2019-04-18 NZ Release Date 2019-04-18 Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Audience General AU Release Date 2019-05-29 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:124458493;

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