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Tears of the dead

by Richard P. Werbner, Richard P Werbner

Kalanga (African people)Karanga (African people)Social life and customsHistorySocial conditionsKinshipBiographyAfrica, social life and customs

This social study illuminates 100 years of family history in Western Zimbabwe from the colonial period to the present day. It follows several generations of the Kalanaga family through the post-colonial heritage of guerrilla wars, large-scale eviction and resettlement, and near starvation.

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Book data: Open Library