Sitting on the fence or walking a tightrope? : a political history of the coloured community in Zimbabwe, 1945-1980

This thesis examines the political history of the Coloured community of Zimbabwe, a group that has not only been marginalised in most general political and academic discourses but whose history has also been subject to popular misconceptions. The specific focus of the thesis is on the evolution of political ideologies and strategies among members of the Coloured community. The thesis opens by looking at the construction of Coloured identity from the early 1890s. In this section, through a detailed analysis of the various processes involved in the construction of Coloured identity, the study first challenges the notion that Coloured identity was imposed exclusively from above, by the colonial state.

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Department of Historical Studies

Year dc:date.issued

2001

Author dc:creator

• Muzondidya, James

Advisors dc:contributor.advisor

• Nasson, Bill
• Adhikari, Mohamed

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/7893

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/7893