Bibliograph

National Liberation in Postcolonial Southern Africa, an Historical Ethnography of SWAPO's Exile Camps, Christian A. Williams, University of the Free State, South Africa

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Label

National Liberation in Postcolonial Southern Africa, an Historical Ethnography of SWAPO's Exile Camps, Christian A. Williams, University of the Free State, South Africa

Language

eng

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

National Liberation in Postcolonial Southern Africa

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

925280816

Responsibility statement

Christian A. Williams, University of the Free State, South Africa

Series statement

African studiesCambridge Social Sciences eBooks

Sub title

an Historical Ethnography of SWAPO's Exile Camps

Summary

This book traces the South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) across its three decades in exile through rich, local histories of the camps where Namibian exiles lived in Tanzania, Zambia, and Angola. Christian A. Williams highlights how different Namibians experienced these sites, as well as the tensions that developed within SWAPO as Namibians encountered one another and as officials asserted their power and protected their interests within a national community. The book then follows Namibians who lived in exile into post-colonial Namibia, examining the extent to which divisions and hierarchies that emerged in the camps continue to shape how Namibians relate to one another today, undermining the more just and humane society that many had imagined. In developing these points about SWAPO, the book draws attention to Southern African literature more widely, suggesting parallels across the region and defining a field of study that examines post-colonial Africa through 'the camp'.--, Provided by publisher

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