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Conceiving Mozambique

African Histories and Modernities

von: John A. Marcum, Edmund Burke III, Michael W. Clough
128,39 €
Verlag:	Palgrave Macmillan
Format:	PDF
Veröffentl.:	22.11.2017
ISBN/EAN:	9783319659879
Sprache:	englisch

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Titelbeschreibung

<div>This long-awaited book is a vivid history of Frelimo, the liberation movement that gained power in Mozambique following the sudden collapse of Portuguese rule in 1974. The leading scholar of the liberation struggle in Portuguese Africa, John Marcum completed this work shortly before his death, after a lifetime of research and close contact with many of the major Mozambican nationalists of the time. Assembled from his rich archive of unpublished letters, diaries, and transcribed conversations with figures such as Eduardo Mondlane, Adelino Gwambe, and Marcelino dos Santos, this book captures the key issues and personalities that shaped the era. With unique insight into the Mozambican struggle and the tragic short-sightedness of U.S. policy, <i>Conceiving Mozambique</i> encourages a dispassionate re-examination of the movement’s costs as well as its remarkable accomplishments.<br></div>

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Eduardo Mondlane.- 2. The Rise of Mozambican Nationalism.- 3. Frelimo.- 4. The Ravages of Exile Politics.- 5. OAU, UN and US.- 6. Mondlane in Dar Es Salaam.- 7. New Contenders.- 8. Students vs. Soldiers.- 9. Mondlane's Assassination.- 10. The Collapse of Portugal.- 11. Independent Mozambique.

Autorenportrait

<div><p>John A. Marcum was Professor Emeritus at UC Santa Cruz, USA. His two volumes on Angola, <i>The Angolan Revolution, Vol. 1: The Anatomy of an Explosion, 1950-1962</i> (1969) and <i>Vol. 2: Exile Politics and Guerrilla Warfare, 1962-1976</i> (1978) have been widely recognized as the authoritative account of the protracted Angolan liberation struggle.</p></div>

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This long-awaited book is a vivid history of Frelimo, the liberation movement that gained power in Mozambique following the sudden collapse of Portuguese rule in 1974. The leading scholar of the liberation struggle in Portuguese Africa, John Marcum completed this work shortly before his death, after a lifetime of research and close contact with many of the major Mozambican nationalists of the time. Assembled from his rich archive of unpublished letters, diaries, and transcribed conversations with figures such as Eduardo Mondlane, Adelino Gwambe, and Marcelino dos Santos, this book captures the key issues and personalities that shaped the era. With unique insight into the Mozambican struggle and the tragic short-sightedness of U.S. policy, <i>Conceiving Mozambique</i> encourages a dispassionate re-examination of the movement’s costs as well as its remarkable accomplishments.

Sonderbeitrag

Written by the leading expert on the liberation struggle in Portuguese Africa Features a wealth of never-before-seen archival material, including personal correspondence and unpublished autobiographies by key figures Provides new insight into the early years of the Mozambique liberation struggle Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras