Hope Deferred: Narratives of Zimbabwean Lives Contributor(s): Orner, Peter (Editor), Holmes, Annie (Editor), Chikwava, Brian (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 1642595438 ISBN-13: 9781642595437 Publisher: Haymarket Books
Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: January 2023 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | Africa - South - General - Social Science | Violence In Society - Political Science | Human Rights |
Dewey: 920.068 |
Physical Information: 1.05" H x 5.45" W x 8.5" L (1.41 lbs) 304 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The fifth volume in the Voice of Witness series presents the narratives of Zimbabweans whose lives have been affected by the country's political, economic, and human rights crises. This book asks the question: How did a country with so much promise--a stellar education system, a growing middle class of professionals, a sophisticated economic infrastructure, a liberal constitution, and an independent judiciary--go so wrong? In their own words, they recount their experiences of losing their homes, land, livelihoods, and families as a direct result of political violence. They describe being tortured in detention, firebombed at home, or beaten up or raped to punish votes for the opposition. Those living abroad in exile or forced to flee to neighboring countries recount their escapes, of cutting through fences, swimming across crocodile-infested rivers, and entrusting themselves to human smugglers. This book includes Zimbabweans of every age, class and political conviction, from farm laborers to academics, from artists and opposition leaders to ordinary Zimbabweans: men and women simply trying to survive as a once thriving nation heads for collapse. |
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