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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: George Hamandishe Karekwaivanane (University of Edinburgh)Publisher: Cambridge University Press Imprint: Cambridge University Press Volume: 139 Dimensions: Width: 15.80cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.540kg ISBN: 9781107190207ISBN 10: 1107190207 Pages: 290 Publication Date: 09 November 2017 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsList of figures; List of tables; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Laying down the law: a historical background, 1890–1950; 2. Customising justice and constructing subjects: state, 'customary law' and Chiefs' Courts, 1950–1980; 3. Legislating against dissent: law, race and politics, 1950–1964; 4. Legality without legitimacy: law and politics during UDI, 1965–1980; 5. Intermediaries, intellectuals and translators: African lawyers and the struggles in the legal arena, 1950–1980; 6. Law and transformation: remaking the legal system in postcolonial Zimbabwe, 1980–1990; 7. Continuity and consolidation: law and politics in Zimbabwe, 1980–1990; 8. 'The past as prologue': law and politics in Zimbabwe, 1997–2008; Conclusion; Bibliography.ReviewsAdvance praise: 'This dense and powerful book reminds us that independence and majority rule (and democratization and neoliberalism) are not breaks with the past but the result of the past, and past struggles over rights and with rights - who has them, who can act on them, and who can articulate them.' Luise White, University of Florida 'This dense and powerful book reminds us that independence and majority rule (and democratization and neoliberalism) are not breaks with the past but the result of the past, and past struggles over rights and with rights - who has them, who can act on them, and who can articulate them.' Luise White, University of Florida Author InformationGeorge Karekwaivanane is a Lecturer in African Studies at the University of Edinburgh. He has previously published in journals including Africa: The Journal of the International African Institute, Politique Africaine and the Journal of Southern African Studies. His article in the Journal of Southern African Studies was awarded the 2011 Terence Ranger Prize, and his Ph.D. thesis was awarded the Audrey Richards runner-up prize by the African Studies Association UK in 2014. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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