Description: Further DetailsTitle: African Police and Soldiers in Colonial Zimbabwe, 1923-80Condition: NewISBN-10: 1580463800EAN: 9781580463805ISBN: 9781580463805Publisher: University of Rochester PressFormat: HardbackRelease Date: 06/10/2011Description: A look at the ambiguous experience of black security force personnel in white minority ruled colonial Southern Rhodesia [now Zimbabwe].Making use of archival documents, period newspapers, and oral interviews, African Police and Soldiers in Colonial Zimbabwe, 1923-80 examines the ambiguous experience of black security personnel, police, and soldiers in white-ruled Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) from 1923 through independence and majority rule in 1980. Across the continent, European colonial rule could not have been maintained without African participation in the police and army. In Southern Rhodesia, lack of white manpower meant that despite fear of mutiny, blacks played an increasingly prominent role in law enforcement and military operations and from World War II constituted a strong majority within theregular security forces. Despite danger, Africans volunteered for the police and army during colonial rule for a variety of reasons, including the prestige of wearing a uniform, the possibility of excitement, family traditions, material considerations, and patriotism. As black police and soldiers were called upon to perform more specialized tasks, they acquired greater education and some -- particularly African police -- became part of the emerging westernized African middle class. After retirement, career African police and soldiers often continued to work in the security field, some becoming prominent entrepreneurs or commercial farmers, and generally composed a conservative, loyalist element in African society that the government eventually mobilized to counter the growth of African nationalism. Tim Stapleton here mines rich archival sources to clarify the complicated dynamic and legacy of black military personal who served during colonial rule in present-day Zimbabwe. Timothy Stapleton is Professor of History at Trent University in Ontario.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 229mmItem Length: 152mmAuthor: Timothy StapletonGenre: HistoryTopic: Society & Culture, Social SciencesBook Series: Rochester Studies in African History and the DiasporaItem Weight: 1gRelease Year: 2011 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Book Title: African Police and Soldiers in Colonial Zimbabwe, 1923-80
Title: African Police and Soldiers in Colonial Zimbabwe, 1923-80
ISBN-10: 1580463800
EAN: 9781580463805
ISBN: 9781580463805
Release Date: 06/10/2011
Release Year: 2011
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Genre: History
Topic: Social Sciences
Number of Pages: 330 Pages
Publication Name: African Police and Soldiers in Colonial Zimbabwe, 1923-80
Language: English
Publisher: University of Rochester Medical Press
Publication Year: 2011
Item Height: 1.1 in
Subject: Africa / General, Sociology / General, Africa / South / General, Modern / 20th Century, Law Enforcement, Black Studies (Global), Europe / Great Britain / General, Security (National & International), Military
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 23.1 Oz
Author: Timothy Stapleton
Subject Area: Political Science, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography, History
Item Length: 9.3 in
Series: Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora Ser.
Item Width: 6.8 in
Format: Hardcover
