Zimbabwe: Politics, Economics and Society

by Colin Stoneman, Lionel Cliffe

Hardcover in very good condition; jacket in good condition. Marxist Regimes series. Jacket is lightly scored and edgeworn, with sunning, mainly on the spine. Tanning on the BEP and rear pastedown. Pages are clean; all text is clear. CM

Genres: Africa

150 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1991

Reviews

[Cullen Enn · Rating 3 out of 5]

A solid book written at a time when it was still reasonable to be optimistic; it does the job it sets out to do well and fairly - taking into account multiple Marxist and nationalist positions, and fairly assessing the criticisms from those fronts. The author addresses when these critiques are realistic, or whether it's "too soon to tell" how things may fall. History has now answered some of the questions, but the lens of hindsight can sometimes be distorting.

Solid though it may be, this isn't a page-turner. There are a lot of statistics, possibly valuable to a specialist, but that make this short book a bit of a slog. My rating reflects that.