Zimbabwe
Years of Hope and Despair
(Sprache: Englisch)
A fascinating travelogue and political expose of the scarred country of Zimbabwe
A fascinating travelogue and political expose of the scarred country of Zimbabwe
A fascinating travelogue and political expose of the scarred country of Zimbabwe
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A fascinating travelogue and political expose of the scarred country of Zimbabwe
A fascinating travelogue and political expose of the scarred country of Zimbabwe
A fascinating travelogue and political expose of the scarred country of Zimbabwe
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Zimbabwe is a country both blessed and cursed. Arriving to work at the British Embassy in Zimbabwe, Philip Barclay found a temperate paradise and a sophisticated and charming population. But during a three-year stay in what used to be Africa's finest country, he saw it ruined by violence and grotesque economic mismanagement.Philip Barclay was at the centre of the tumultuous events of 2008. Zimbabwe's people voted against Robert Mugabe, but their desire for change was denied as vicious squads of indoctrinated youths loyal to the ageing dictator launched a campaign of murder, rape and destruction. In the wake of such terror, the country's economy and public services collapsed, leading to widespread poverty and epidemics of diseases that Zimbabwe had not seen in living memory.
This electrifying account records the violent excesses of a hated clique prepared to do anything to cling to power. It asks why the world stood by and watched as Zimbabwe burned and questions whether power-sharing between Robert Mugabe and Morgan Tsvangirai offers the way forward which the country needs. An honest account of a diplomat's confrontation with a brutal dictatorship, Zimbabwe is also a personal story of the resilience - despite their daily experience of despair and death - of Zimbabwe's people.
Autoren-Porträt von Philip Barclay
Barclay, PhilipPhilip Barclay is a British diplomat who has been living in Zimbabwe since 2007. He has written several articles, under a pseudonym, about Zimbabwe for the Sunday Times and the Guardian. He has also written an acclaimed blog, which attracted significant attention in the UK and US. Zimbabwe is Philip Barclay's first book.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Philip Barclay
- 2010, 256 Seiten, Gebunden, Englisch
- Verlag: Bloomsbury Trade
- ISBN-10: 1408805200
- ISBN-13: 9781408805206
Sprache:
Englisch
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