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Whiteness in Zimbabwe : Race, Landscape, and the Problem of Belonging /

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European settler societies have a long history of establishing a sense of belonging and entitlement outside Europe, but Zimbabwe has proven to be the exception to the rule. Arriving in the 1890s, white settlers never comprised more than a tiny minority. Instead of grafting themselves onto local soci...

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Main Author: Hughes, David McDermott (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.
Subjects:
Cultural and Media Studies.
African Culture.
African History.
African Politics.
Cultural Anthropology.
Social Anthropology.
World Regional Geography (Continents, Countries, Regions)
Culture > Study and teaching.
Ethnology > Africa.
Ethnology.
Physical geography.
Africa > History.
Africa > Politics and government.
Electronic books.
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Summary:European settler societies have a long history of establishing a sense of belonging and entitlement outside Europe, but Zimbabwe has proven to be the exception to the rule. Arriving in the 1890s, white settlers never comprised more than a tiny minority. Instead of grafting themselves onto local societies, they adopted a strategy of escape.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (224 pages)
ISBN:9780230106338
DOI:10.1057/9780230106338