| Description |
1 online resource (257 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Ohio short histories of Africa |
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Ohio short histories of Africa.
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| Contents |
Prologue: The challenge of representation -- Living colonialism : the making of an insurgent -- The early political education of Samora Machel : the making of a freedom fighter, ca.1940-63 -- The struggle within the struggle, 1962-70 -- Samora and the armed struggle, 1964-75 -- Politics, performance, and people's power, 1975-ca. 1977 -- Samora Machel's marxism and the defense of the revolution, 1977-82 -- The unraveling of Mozambique's socialist revolution, 1983-86 -- Who killed Samora? -- The political afterlife of Samora and the politics of memory -- Conclusion: Samora revisited |
| Summary |
From his anti-colonial military leadership to the presidency of independent Mozambique, Samora Machel held a reputation as a revolutionary hero to the oppressed. Although killed in a 1987 plane crash, for many Mozambicans his memory lives on as a beacon of hope for the future |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Machel, Samora, 1933-1986.
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| SUBJECT |
Machel, Samora, 1933-1986 fast |
| Subject |
Presidents -- Mozambique -- 20th century -- Biography
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Nationalists -- Mozambique -- Biography
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Nationalists
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Politics and government
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Presidents
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| SUBJECT |
Mozambique -- Politics and government -- To 1975.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85088196
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Mozambique -- Politics and government -- 1975-1994. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85088197
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| Subject |
Mozambique
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Isaacman, Barbara, author.
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Sachs, Albie, 1935- writer of foreword.
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| ISBN |
9780821447208 |
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0821447203 |
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