Colonialism and Violence in Zimbabwe: A History of Suffering

A highly original treatment of significant topics in African Studies and beyond: violence, colonialism, landscape, memory and religion.

Suffering, the experience of violation brought on by an act of violence or violent circumstances, is omnipresent in today's world - if only indirectly through global media representation. Despite this apparent immediacy, understanding how a person makes sense of his or her suffering tends to be fragmentary and often elusive. This book examines this key quest...