Book contents
- Race and Diplomacy in Zimbabwe
- African Studies Series
- Race and Diplomacy in Zimbabwe
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 Historical Background
- 2 The Early 1970s
- 3 Liberation Struggles in Southern Africa
- 4 “We Don’t Give a Damn about Rhodesia”
- 5 Negotiating Independence
- 6 Negotiating Independently
- 7 The Big Gamble
- 8 The 1980 Elections and the First Years of Independence
- 9 Gukurahundi and Zimbabwe’s Place in the 1980s Cold War
- Conclusion
- Select Bibliography
- Index
- African Studies Series
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Conclusion
Book contents
- Race and Diplomacy in Zimbabwe
- African Studies Series
- Race and Diplomacy in Zimbabwe
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 Historical Background
- 2 The Early 1970s
- 3 Liberation Struggles in Southern Africa
- 4 “We Don’t Give a Damn about Rhodesia”
- 5 Negotiating Independence
- 6 Negotiating Independently
- 7 The Big Gamble
- 8 The 1980 Elections and the First Years of Independence
- 9 Gukurahundi and Zimbabwe’s Place in the 1980s Cold War
- Conclusion
- Select Bibliography
- Index
- African Studies Series
Summary
To step back and assess the entire period covered in this book it is possible to reflect on unintended consequences of this diplomatic history. First, the preoccupation with creating mechanisms to keep whites in Zimbabwe that began with the plans for the Geneva talks was of a much higher priority for Western powers than finding ways to avert a potential civil war between ZAPU and ZANU after independence.
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- Race and Diplomacy in ZimbabweThe Cold War and Decolonization,1960–1984, pp. 315 - 322Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021