The First Chimurenga: 1896-1897 Uprising in Matabeleland and Mashonaland and the Continued Conflicts in Academia

Authors

  • Suzanne Dawson

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29173/cons10502

Abstract

In this article, it will be argued that the First Chimurenga, or uprising in Southern Rhodesia was a complex set of struggles over land, cattle, and taxes rather than a planned, unified movement intended to overthrow the whites; neither the Africans nor the British were unified. It will evaluate historiography available on the subject, analyzing various weaknesses in scholarship due to the inherent lack of primary source material available from indigenous perspectives.

Author Biography

Suzanne Dawson

Suzanne Dawson is a fourth year honours student in Middle East and African Studies. She is interested broadly in the regions of Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Libya, and Egypt. Her focus is on early resistance movements to colonialism, particularly those that took place in Zimbabwe during the late nineteenth century.

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Published

2011-06-07

How to Cite

Dawson, S. (2011). The First Chimurenga: 1896-1897 Uprising in Matabeleland and Mashonaland and the Continued Conflicts in Academia. Constellations, 2(2), 144–153. https://doi.org/10.29173/cons10502

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 2 (2011)

Section

African History & Culture