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African Police and Soldiers in Colonial Zimbabwe, 1923-80
Timothy Joseph Stapleton
出版
University Rochester Press
, 2011
主題
Biography & Autobiography / Military
History / Africa / General
History / Africa / South / General
History / Europe / Great Britain / General
History / World
History / Modern / 20th Century / General
Literary Collections / African
Literary Criticism / European / Spanish & Portuguese
Political Science / Security (National & International)
Political Science / Law Enforcement
Political Science / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism
Social Science / Sociology / General
Social Science / Black Studies (Global)
ISBN
1580463800
9781580463805
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=pPZToCJHWMUC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋
A look at the ambiguous experience of black security force personnel in white minority ruled colonial Southern Rhodesia [now Zimbabwe].
Making use of archival documents, period newspapers, and oral interviews, African Police and Soldiers in Colonial Zimbabwe, 1923-80 examines the ambiguous experience of black security personnel, police, and soldiers in white-ruled Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) from 1923 through independence and majority rule in 1980. Across the continent, European colonial rule could not have been maintained without African participation in the police and army. In Southern Rhodesia, lack of white manpower meant that despite fear of mutiny, blacks played an increasingly prominent role in law enforcement and military operations and from World War II constituted a strong majority within theregular security forces.
Despite danger, Africans volunteered for the police and army during colonial rule for a variety of reasons, including the prestige of wearing a uniform, the possibility of excitement, family traditions, material considerations, and patriotism. As black police and soldiers were called upon to perform more specialized tasks, they acquired greater education and some -- particularly African police -- became part of the emerging westernized African middle class. After retirement, career African police and soldiers often continued to work in the security field, some becoming prominent entrepreneurs or commercial farmers, and generally composed a conservative, loyalist element in African society that the government eventually mobilized to counter the growth of African nationalism. Tim Stapleton here mines rich archival sources to clarify the complicated dynamic and legacy of black military personal who served during colonial rule in present-day Zimbabwe.
Timothy Stapleton is Professor of History at Trent University in Ontario.