Year: 2017, 2017
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>This thesis explores the social history of the Marange people of eastern Zimbabwe from the 1960s to 2015. It uses historical episodes like the recurring droughts, the 1970s war of independence, the 'crisis in Zimbabwe,' that has been traced from the late - 1990s, and the diamond mining story to demonstrate how the inhabitants interacted with their environment. It argues that… more Full Text: ‘Land, Displacement and Coping Strategies’: A Social History of the Marange People, Eastern Zimbabwe, 1960s -2015 A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies In Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts In the …