Hope Deferred

The fifth volume in the Voice of Witness series presents the narratives of Zimbabweans whose lives have been affected by the country's political, economic, and human rights crises. This book asks the question: How did a country with so much promise--a stellar education system, a growing middle class of professionals, a sophisticated economic infrastructure, a liberal constitution, and an independent judiciary--go so wrong? In their own words, they recount their experiences of losing their homes, land, livelihoods, and families as a direct result of political violence. They describe being tortured in detention, firebombed at home, or beaten up or raped to "punish" votes for the opposition. Those living abroad in exile or forced to flee to neighboring countries recount their escapes, of cutting through fences, swimming across crocodile-infested rivers, and entrusting themselves to human smugglers. This book includes Zimbabweans of every age, class and political conviction, from farm laborers to academics, from artists and opposition leaders to ordinary Zimbabweans: men and women simply trying to survive as a once thriving nation heads for collapse.

ISBN 1934781940   Pages 511 ISBN13 9781934781944 (What's this?)   Weight (grammes) 703 Publisher McSweeney's Publishing   Published in San Francisco Imprint McSweeney's Publishing   Series title Voice of Witness Format Hardback   Height (mm) 211 Publication date 30 Dec 2010   Width (mm) 142 Writer of foreword Brian Chikwava   Spine width (mm) 36 DEWEY 968.9   Academic level General DEWEY edition DC21

		Foreword: History by Ordinary People		11
		Introduction: Nzara		15
		Notes From the Road: Ruspe, July 2009		25
Section 1		Exile		27
		Violet		29
		Aaron		41
		Elizabeth		55
		Zenzele		73
Section 2		Matabeleland		99
		John		103
		Nokuthula		127
		Boniface		145
Section 3		Farms		165
		Tsitsi		169
		George		187
Section 4		Rurals		213
		Alice		215
		Lovemore		229
Section 5		Mountains		249
		Samuel		253
		Brian		259
		Nicola		267
		Edmore		283
Section 6		The Capital		301
		Father John		305
		Pamela and Themba		323
		Briggs		329
Section 7		Border		361
		Oscar		363
		Bernard		379
		Amos		395
		Matthew		399
		Rudo		405
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