Fast Track Land Occupations in Zimbabwe: In the Context of the Zvimurenga

Preface
Contents
About the Authors
1 Zvimurenga Reflections
	1.1 Introduction
	1.2 Critical Thoughts on Chimurenga Historiography
		1.2.1 Nationalist Historiography
		1.2.2 Historiography of Nationalism
	1.3 Overview of Chapters
	References
2 The First Chimurenga
	2.1 Introduction
	2.2 Ranger’s Revolt in Southern Rhodesia
	2.3 Responses to Ranger: Cobbing, Beach and Horn
		2.3.1 Cobbing
		2.3.2 Beach
		2.3.3 Horn
	2.4 First Chimurenga Themes
	2.5 Conclusion
	References
3 Land Alienation, Land Struggles and the Rise of Nationalism in Rhodesia
	3.1 Introduction
	3.2 Land Alienation in Colonial Zimbabwe
		3.2.1 African Women and Colonial Land Policies
	3.3 Post-First Chimurenga African Resistance
		3.3.1 The Growth of “Mass” Nationalism
		3.3.2 African Women’s Resistance and Nationalism
	3.4 Conclusion
	References
4 The Second Chimurenga: Early Literature and Nationalists-Guerrillas
	4.1 Introduction
	4.2 Early Second Chimurenga Literature
	4.3 Nationalists and Guerrillas
	4.4 Guerrilla Armies
	4.5 Conclusion
	References
5 The Second Chimurenga: Guerrillas-Peasants, Spirituality and Patriarchy
	5.1 Introduction
	5.2 Guerrillas and Peasants
	5.3 Spirituality, Guerrillas and Peasants
	5.4 Men: Chiefs, Mujibas, Soldiers, Detainees and White Farmers
	5.5 Women and Patriarchy
	5.6 Conclusion
	References
6 Post-independence Land Reform, War Veterans and Sporadic Rural Struggles
	6.1 Introduction
	6.2 Land Redistribution in the 1980s
	6.3 Land Reform (1990–1997)
	6.4 Immediate Pre-fast Track Period (1997–1999)
		6.4.1 Land Occupations
		6.4.2 War Veterans
	6.5 Conclusion
	References
7 The Third Chimurenga: Party-State and War Veterans
	7.1 Introduction
	7.2 Acrimonious Zimbabwean Debate
	7.3 War Veterans and the Party-State in the Occupations
	7.4 Fast Track Land Occupation Diversity
	7.5 Conclusion
	References
8 The Third Chimurenga: Land Occupation Dynamics
	8.1 Introduction
	8.2 Occupiers: Motivations, Memories and Claims
	8.3 Order and Disorder
	8.4 Lowveld in Masvingo Province
	8.5 Northern Matabeleland
	8.6 Farmers and Farm Labourers
		8.6.1 Women and Patriarchy
	8.7 Conclusion
	References
9 Local Fast Track Occupations: The Cases of Bindura and Shamva
	9.1 Introduction
	9.2 Bindura and Shamva Fieldwork
	9.3 Land Occupations in Bindura
		9.3.1 Organisation and Mobilisation
		9.3.2 On-Farm Dynamics
		9.3.3 Memories and Motivations
		9.3.4 Farm Workers and Women
	9.4 Land Occupations in Shamva
		9.4.1 Invoking Historical Grievances
		9.4.2 Overview of Farm Occupations
		9.4.3 Organisation of the Farm Occupations
		9.4.4 Anatomy of Occupiers
		9.4.5 Occupiers and the Party-State
	9.5 Conclusion
	References
10 Post-Third Chimurenga Land Politics and Zvimurenga Analysis
	10.1 Introduction
	10.2 Ongoing Land Contestations in the Countryside
		10.2.1 Post-coup Zimbabwe: Land, Politics and the Economy
	10.3 Autonomist Commoning Perspective of the Third Chimurenga
	10.4 Conclusion
	References
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