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Studies of revolution generally regard peasant popular support as a prerequisite for success. In this study of political mobilization and organization in Zimbabwe's recent rural-based war of independence, Norma Kriger is interested in the extent to which ZANU guerrillas were able to mobilize peasant support, the reasons why peasants participated, and in the links between the post-war outcomes for peasants and the mobilization process. Hers is an unusual study of revolution in that she interviews peasants and other participants about their experiences, and she is able to produce fresh insights into village politics during a revolution. In particular, Zimbabwean peasant accounts direct our attention to the ZANU guerrillas' ultimate political victory despite the lack of peasant popular support, and to the importance that peasants attached to gender, generational and other struggles with one another. Her findings raise questions about theories of revolution.
Polemology --- Internal politics --- Colonisation. Decolonisation --- Mozambique --- Guerrillas --- Peasants --- Public opinion --- History --- Attitudes --- Social Sciences --- Political Science --- Zimbabwe African National Union --- Zimbabwe --- Public opinion. --- Opinion, Public --- Perception, Public --- Popular opinion --- Public perception --- Public perceptions --- Judgment --- Social psychology --- Attitude (Psychology) --- Focus groups --- Reputation --- Peasantry --- Agricultural laborers --- Rural population --- Marks (Medieval land tenure) --- Villeinage --- Bushwhackers --- Francs-tireurs --- Guerillas --- Maquis --- Partisans --- National liberation movements --- Afrikanische Nationalunion von Zimbabwe --- Z.A.N.U. --- ZANU --- ZANU-PF (Organization : Zimbabwe) --- An tSiombáib --- Cimbabue --- Dēmokratia tēs Zimpampoue --- Government of Zimbabwe --- GOZ (Zimbabwe) --- Jinbabue --- Poblachd Shiombabue --- Repubblica dello Zimbabwe --- Republic of Zimbabwe --- República de Zimbabue --- Republika Zimbabve --- Simbabve --- Simbabwe --- Siombabue --- Yn Çhimbabwe --- Zimbabhue --- Zimbabua --- Zimbabue --- Zimbabvah --- Zimbabve --- Zimbabṿeh --- Zimbabves Republika --- Zīmbābvih --- Zimbabvo --- Zimbabweh --- Zimpampoue --- Ζιμπάμπουε --- Δημοκρατία της Ζιμπάμπουε --- Република Зимбабве --- Зимбабуе --- Зимбабве --- Зімбабве --- זימבבואה --- זימבבווה --- زيمبابوه --- ジンバブエ --- Southern Rhodesia
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Although Kenya is often considered an African success story, its political climate became increasingly repressive under its second president, Daniel arap Moi. Widner charts the transformation of the Kenya African National Union (KANU) from a weak, loosely organized political party under Jomo Kenyatta into an arm of the president's office, with "watchdog" youth wings and strong surveillance and control functions, under Moi. She suggests that single-party systems have an inherent tendency to become "party-states," or single-party regimes in which the head of state uses the party as a means of control. The speed and extent of these changes depend on the countervailing power of independent interest groups, such as business associations, farmers, or professionals. Widner's study offers important insights into the dynamics of party systems in Africa.
Regions & Countries - Africa --- History & Archaeology --- Kenya African National Union. --- Kenya --- Politics and government --- KANU --- K.A.N.U. --- Kīnyā --- Kenia --- Kenii︠a︡ --- Chenia --- Cenia --- Government of Kenya --- Republic of Kenya --- GOK --- Jamhuri ya Kenya --- Kenya Colony and Protectorate --- Colony and Protectorate of Kenya --- ケニア --- קניה --- Ḳenyah --- Quênia --- كينيا --- Kīniyā --- 肯尼亚 --- Kenniya --- Кения --- East Africa Protectorate --- HISTORY / Africa / General. --- 20th century african history. --- 20th century kenyan history. --- autocrat. --- corruption. --- daniel arap moi. --- dictator. --- governmental control. --- head of state. --- human rights abuses. --- human rights. --- jomo kenyatta. --- kadu. --- kanu. --- kenya african national union. --- kenya. --- kenyan african democratic union. --- kenyan history. --- kenyan politics. --- party states. --- political climate. --- president of kenya. --- regimes. --- repressive government. --- single party system. --- surveillance. --- watchdog.
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