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Mugabe and the politics of security in Zimbabwe

Title: Mugabe and the politics of security in Zimbabwe / Abiodun Alao.
Author: Alao, Abiodun.
Publication: Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2012]

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Description

xviii, 293 pages : maps; 24 cm

Summary

"In 1980, the newly independent and democratic Zimbabwe was a beacon of hope in a troubled region. Three decades later, Zimbabwe became the focus of international attention for very different reasons: acrimonious racial relations, controversial elections, economic hardship, and military intervention in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Mugabe and the Politics of Security in Zimbabwe argues that this unfortunate transition is intrinsically linked to the ways in which President Robert Mugabe used the politics of domestic and external security for his own gain. Abiodun Alao presents a comprehensive study of defense institutions, domestic security policy, and external use of military force during Mugabe's decades of rule. He identifies the role of personality in security and explains how the machinations of a self-perpetuating ruler shaped the economic and political dynamics of the struggling nation. He also provides analytical perspectives on Mugabe's transformations from a freedom fighter to a stable president of a relatively economically strong, independent country, and finally to an imprudent autocrat and international pariah. Nuanced, impassioned, and timely, Mugabe and the Politics of Security in Zimbabwe sheds new light on the effects of national security policy and develops a clear picture of the country's past, present, and future"--

Subjects

Genre/Form

History.

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-279) and index.

Contents

Determining antecedents -- Zimbabwe's defence institutions: the politics of creation and intervention -- Mugabe and the politics of domestic security -- Contending with allies, rivals, and critics: Mugabe's security relations with Zimbabwe's immediate neighbours -- Mugabe and the politics of external military engagement -- Between East and West: Mugabe, Zimbabwe's security and non-African countries -- Mugabe, Zimbabwe's security, and international organizations.

Call Number

Sc E 18-1035

ISBN

9780773540439
0773540431
9780773540446
077354044X

LCCN

2012464450

OCLC

793221972

Author

Alao, Abiodun.

Title

Mugabe and the politics of security in Zimbabwe / Abiodun Alao.

Publisher

Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2012]

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-279) and index.

Chronological Term

Since 1900

Local Subject

Black author.

Research Call Number

Sc E 18-1035

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