Historical Dictionary of Zimbabwe
3rd Edition
Published on 17. July 2001
Book
Hardback
488 pages
978-0-8108-3471-2 (ISBN)
Description
Zimbabwe, one of Africa's longer, more promising countries, has been in the news a lot recently-for all the wrong reasons. This more than justifies a third edition.
Zimbabwe has witnessed an incredible amount of history in the relatively short span of eighteen years. The new edition of this dictionary updates the dictionary to keep it abreast of the changes in the country. Hundreds of fresh entries cover new political leaders, changing governmental, cultural, and economic developments, and scores of place name changes. There were also corrections to existing entries and an expanded bibliography.
Zimbabwe has witnessed an incredible amount of history in the relatively short span of eighteen years. The new edition of this dictionary updates the dictionary to keep it abreast of the changes in the country. Hundreds of fresh entries cover new political leaders, changing governmental, cultural, and economic developments, and scores of place name changes. There were also corrections to existing entries and an expanded bibliography.
Reviews / Votes
An invaluable resource with good cross-referencing and an extensive bibliography. Certainly it is a book that students of Zimbabwe should possess. * Journal of African History * Entries are well written and wide-ranging, covering everything from the aforementioned rock paintings to agriculture, ethnic groups, languages, historical figures, political parties, movements, and newspapers. Highly recommended. * Choice Reviews * Revised to reflect recent events, this edition contains entries on people, places, institutions, events, ethnic groups, and political parties influential in the political, social, cultural, and economic life of Zimbabwe. It also includes entries of historical significance, with reference to the colonial period and the movement for independence. Details of this history are covered in the introductory essay, and in a separate chronology. Rupert is a researcher at the University of Zimbabwe; Rasmussen in a reference book editor. -- 2001 * Reference and Research Book News * This is a solid, reliable reference work that will prove quite useful for anyone interested in Zimbabwe and its past. * International Journal of African Historical Studies * A most worthwhile publication for all historians. * Heritage Of Zimbabwe [2Nd Ed.] * The best reference on Zimbabwean history. * American Reference Books Annual *More details
Series
Edition
3rd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Lanham, MD
United States
Dimensions
Height: 222 mm
Width: 145 mm
Thickness: 32 mm
Weight
817 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8108-3471-2 (9780810834712)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Previous edition
R. Kent Rasmussen
Historical Dictionary of Zimbabwe
Book
01/1991
2nd Edition
Scarecrow Press
€75.71
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Persons
Steven C. Rubert was a research associate at the University of Zimbabwe and is currently Associate Professor of History at Oregon State University. R. Kent Rasmussen has published several books on the history of Zimbabwe's Ndebele people.