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Rhodesia, a complicated place so often fetishised by the certain parts of society online and hated by others who don't like the complicated and disturbing truth that the actions of this pariah state aren't too different to the actions of our own. History is like that, grey, disgusting and uncomfortable and that is something we all need to accept in order to critically access the past and learn from it to make a better future.
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Bibliograpy
Primary
Anonymous. 1960. “Committee on Coloureds Did Not Meet the Right People.” Rhodesian Herald (S[RS1.1]alisbury), February 12. p.1
Bloom, M, 1974 “Rise, O Voices of Rhodesia” Gwelo: Republic of Rhodesia 1979.
Horowitz, Dan. "Attitudes of British Conservatives towards decolonization in Africa." African Affairs 69, no. 274 (1970) 9-26.
“Tour of South Africa - Harold Macmillan.” 1960. BBC Archive. BBC. February. bbc.co.uk/archive/tour-of-south-africa--rt-hon-macmillan/zv6gt39. 18/09/2024
Rhodesia's Unilateral Declaration of Independence, November 11, 1965 in J. R. T. Wood, So Far and No Further! Rhodesia's Bid for Independence During the Retreat from Empire 1959-1965.[RS2.1] Bloomington (Trafford Publishing), 2012.
Robert Mugabe 1962 in Matikiti, Robert. "Robert Gabriel Mugabe as a black/African theologian and philosopher: A critical appreciation." In Politics and Religion in Zimbabwe, (Routledge), 2020. 155-172
Secondary
Brier, Alan, and Peter Calvert. “Revolution in the 1960s”. Political Studies 23, no. 1 (1975) 1-11.
Chimhanda, Christopher C. ZAPU and the Liberation Struggle in Zimbabwe, 1957-1980. Cape Town (University of Cape Town) 2003.
Christiansen, Samantha, and Zachary Scarlett. The Third World in the global 1960s. Vol. 8. (Berghahn Books) 2012. 23-69
Cross, Glenn. Dirty War: “Rhodesia and Chemical Biological Warfare 1975-1980”. (Helion and Company), 2017. 175-211
Eppel, Shari. "Gukurahundi. The Need for Truth and Reconciliation.” Cape Town (Institute for Justice and Reconciliation) 2004.
Evans, Michael. "The wretched of the empire: Politics, ideology and counterinsurgency in Rhodesia, 1965–80." Small Wars & Insurgencies 18, no. 2 (2007): 175-195.
Friedman, Jeremy Scott. “Reviving revolution: The Sino-Soviet split, the “Third World,” and the fate of the Left Volume I.” (Princeton University), 2011.`213-267
Hadebe, Samukele. "The ethnicization of political mobilization in Zimbabwe: The case of pro-Mthwakazi movements." The History and Political Transition of Zimbabwe: From Mugabe to Mnangagwa (2020): 155-180.
Helliker, Kirk, Sandra Bhatasara, Manase Kudzai Chiweshe, Kirk Helliker, Sandra Bhatasara, and Manase Kudzai ChiwesheThe First Chimurenga." Fast Track Land Occupations in Zimbabwe: In the Context of the Zvimurenga Berlin (Springer International Publishing) 2021.
Lowry, Donal. "The Impact of Anti-Communism on White Rhodesian Political Culture, ca. 1920s–1980." Cold War History 7, no. 2 (2007): 169-194.
Martinez, Ian. "Rhodesian Anthrax: The Use of Bacteriological & (and) Chemical Agents during the Liberation War of 1965-80." Ind. Int'l & Comp. L. Rev. 13 (2002): 447.
Mabhena, Clifford. "Ethnicity, development and the dynamics of political domination in Southern Matabeleland." ISOR Journal of Humanities and Social Science (IOSR-JHSS) 19, no. 4 (2014): 137.
Moorcraft, Paul L., and Peter McLaughlin. “The Rhodesian War: A Military History. Mechanicsburg” (Stackpole Books) 2010.
Onslow, Sue. "Zimbabwe: land and the Lancaster House settlement." Edinburgh, (Edinburgh University Press) 2009.
Palling, Bruce. "Rhodesia's propaganda war." (Taylor and Francis) 1979: 45-49.
Riley, Tim. “Tell Me Why: The Beatles: Album by Album, Song by Song, the Sixties and After”. (Da Capo Press), 2009. 262-264
Rubert, Steven C., and R. Kent Rasmussen. "Historical dictionary of Zimbabwe." (Scarecrow Press) 2001. 377-451
Schrecker, Ellen. “McCarthyism: Political repression and the fear of communism”. Social Research: An International Quarterly 71, no. 4 (2004) 1041-1086.
Steele, Murray Cairns. “The foundations of a" native" policy: Southern Rhodesia”, 1923-1933. (Simon Fraser University)1972. 1-7
White, Luise. Unpopular sovereignty: Rhodesian independence and African decolonization. (University of Chicago Press), 2015. 1-37
Wood, J. R. T. So Far and No Further!: Rhodesia's Bid for Independence During the Retreat from Empire 1959-1965. (Trafford Publishing), 2012. 472-475
Rhodesia, a complicated place so often fetishised by the certain parts of society online and hated by others who don't like the complicated and disturbing truth that the actions of this pariah state aren't too different to the actions of our own. History is like that, grey, disgusting and uncomfortable and that is something we all need to accept in order to critically access the past and learn from it to make a better future.
Patreon: patreon.com/HistoryofEverythingYouTube
Discord: discord.gg/historyofeverything
Age of Sail Channel: @LesserofTwoWeevilsChannel
Ancient History Channel: @TheAncientConnection
Contact Email: history_of_everything@intheblackmedia.com
Bibliograpy
Primary
Anonymous. 1960. “Committee on Coloureds Did Not Meet the Right People.” Rhodesian Herald (S[RS1.1]alisbury), February 12. p.1
Bloom, M, 1974 “Rise, O Voices of Rhodesia” Gwelo: Republic of Rhodesia 1979.
Horowitz, Dan. "Attitudes of British Conservatives towards decolonization in Africa." African Affairs 69, no. 274 (1970) 9-26.
“Tour of South Africa - Harold Macmillan.” 1960. BBC Archive. BBC. February. bbc.co.uk/archive/tour-of-south-africa--rt-hon-macmillan/zv6gt39. 18/09/2024
Rhodesia's Unilateral Declaration of Independence, November 11, 1965 in J. R. T. Wood, So Far and No Further! Rhodesia's Bid for Independence During the Retreat from Empire 1959-1965.[RS2.1] Bloomington (Trafford Publishing), 2012.
Robert Mugabe 1962 in Matikiti, Robert. "Robert Gabriel Mugabe as a black/African theologian and philosopher: A critical appreciation." In Politics and Religion in Zimbabwe, (Routledge), 2020. 155-172
Secondary
Brier, Alan, and Peter Calvert. “Revolution in the 1960s”. Political Studies 23, no. 1 (1975) 1-11.
Chimhanda, Christopher C. ZAPU and the Liberation Struggle in Zimbabwe, 1957-1980. Cape Town (University of Cape Town) 2003.
Christiansen, Samantha, and Zachary Scarlett. The Third World in the global 1960s. Vol. 8. (Berghahn Books) 2012. 23-69
Cross, Glenn. Dirty War: “Rhodesia and Chemical Biological Warfare 1975-1980”. (Helion and Company), 2017. 175-211
Eppel, Shari. "Gukurahundi. The Need for Truth and Reconciliation.” Cape Town (Institute for Justice and Reconciliation) 2004.
Evans, Michael. "The wretched of the empire: Politics, ideology and counterinsurgency in Rhodesia, 1965–80." Small Wars & Insurgencies 18, no. 2 (2007): 175-195.
Friedman, Jeremy Scott. “Reviving revolution: The Sino-Soviet split, the “Third World,” and the fate of the Left Volume I.” (Princeton University), 2011.`213-267
Hadebe, Samukele. "The ethnicization of political mobilization in Zimbabwe: The case of pro-Mthwakazi movements." The History and Political Transition of Zimbabwe: From Mugabe to Mnangagwa (2020): 155-180.
Helliker, Kirk, Sandra Bhatasara, Manase Kudzai Chiweshe, Kirk Helliker, Sandra Bhatasara, and Manase Kudzai ChiwesheThe First Chimurenga." Fast Track Land Occupations in Zimbabwe: In the Context of the Zvimurenga Berlin (Springer International Publishing) 2021.
Lowry, Donal. "The Impact of Anti-Communism on White Rhodesian Political Culture, ca. 1920s–1980." Cold War History 7, no. 2 (2007): 169-194.
Martinez, Ian. "Rhodesian Anthrax: The Use of Bacteriological & (and) Chemical Agents during the Liberation War of 1965-80." Ind. Int'l & Comp. L. Rev. 13 (2002): 447.
Mabhena, Clifford. "Ethnicity, development and the dynamics of political domination in Southern Matabeleland." ISOR Journal of Humanities and Social Science (IOSR-JHSS) 19, no. 4 (2014): 137.
Moorcraft, Paul L., and Peter McLaughlin. “The Rhodesian War: A Military History. Mechanicsburg” (Stackpole Books) 2010.
Onslow, Sue. "Zimbabwe: land and the Lancaster House settlement." Edinburgh, (Edinburgh University Press) 2009.
Palling, Bruce. "Rhodesia's propaganda war." (Taylor and Francis) 1979: 45-49.
Riley, Tim. “Tell Me Why: The Beatles: Album by Album, Song by Song, the Sixties and After”. (Da Capo Press), 2009. 262-264
Rubert, Steven C., and R. Kent Rasmussen. "Historical dictionary of Zimbabwe." (Scarecrow Press) 2001. 377-451
Schrecker, Ellen. “McCarthyism: Political repression and the fear of communism”. Social Research: An International Quarterly 71, no. 4 (2004) 1041-1086.
Steele, Murray Cairns. “The foundations of a" native" policy: Southern Rhodesia”, 1923-1933. (Simon Fraser University)1972. 1-7
White, Luise. Unpopular sovereignty: Rhodesian independence and African decolonization. (University of Chicago Press), 2015. 1-37
Wood, J. R. T. So Far and No Further!: Rhodesia's Bid for Independence During the Retreat from Empire 1959-1965. (Trafford Publishing), 2012. 472-475
