Timothy Scarnecchia
Biographic Data
| ID | 126743 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Timothy Scarnecchia |
| GIVEN NAMES | Timothy |
| FAMILY NAME | Scarnecchia |
| SIGNATURE | SCARNECCHIA T |
| AFFILIATIONS | Kent State University |
| ORCID | 0009-0003-8865-6310 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 31 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 17 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1996 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Response to MT Howard’s Review of Race and Diplomacy in Zimbabwe
Race and Diplomacy in Zimbabwe
The 'Rhodesian crisis' of the 1960s and 1970s, and the early-1980s crisis of independent Zimbabwe, can be understood against the background of Cold War historical transformations brought on by, among other things, African decolonization in the 1960s; the failure of American power in Vietnam and the rise of Third World political power. In this history of the diplomacy of decolonization in Zimbabwe, Timothy Scarnecchia examines the rivalry between …
Race and Diplomacy in Zimbabwe
The 'Rhodesian crisis' of the 1960s and 1970s, and the early 1980s crisis of independent Zimbabwe, can be understood against the background of Cold War historical transformations brought on by, among other things, African decolonization in the 1960s; the failure of American power in Vietnam and the rise of Third World political power at the UN and elsewhere. In this African history of the diplomacy of decolonization in Zimbabwe, Timothy Lewis Sca…
Murder at Small Koppie
Review Article| September 01 2019 Murder at Small Koppie: The Real Story of South Africa’s Marikana Massacre Murder at Small Koppie: The Real Story of South Africa’s Marikana MassacreMarinovich, GregEast Lansing: Michigan State University Press, 2017xviii + 267 pp., $24.95 (paper) Timothy Scarnecchia Timothy Scarnecchia Kent State University Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Labor (2019) 16 (3): 123–124. https://doi.org/1…
Charles Laurie. The Land Reform Deception
In The Land Reform Deception: Political Opportunism in Zimbabwe’s Land Seizure Era Charles Laurie provides an impressive examination of the violence and politics behind a major event in Southern African history and in the history of dismantling settler societies more generally. The appropriation of white-owned commercial farms without compensation caused a major transformation in the country, and not surprisingly a polarized scholarly response. F…
The Anglo-American and Commonwealth Negotiations for a Zimbabwean Settlement between Geneva and Lancaster, 1977–1979
As historical interest and scrutiny has grown over the diplomatic history of the Rhodesian crisis from the mid-1970s to independence in 1980, the bulk of historical attention has been focused on the two big conferences in this period, the Geneva talks in October–December 1976, and the Lancaster House talks in September–December 1979. This article examines the shifting contours of Anglo-American negotiations with the leaders of the Zimbabwean Patr…
Front Line Diplomats
This article examines front line state (FLS) and Nigerian diplomatic support for the Patriotic Front of Zimbabwe during the crucial years of war and negotiations that ultimately led to independence for Zimbabwe in 1980. The diplomatic role of Nigeria in the process, particularly during 1978, is explored as a contrast to the role of FLS diplomats from Mozambique and Zambia. Based on archival sources from the UK and US, this article presents eviden…
Segregation
This is an impressive book that tries to do with the concept of urban segregation what other recent books have done with other “big concepts” in world history. From this perspective, the book is an
Bulawayo's Fiery Past
Terence Ranger (Oxford, James Currey, 2010), ix+281 pp, £45.00 hardback, ISBN 9781847010209 The real power of Terence Ranger's Bulawayo Burning is his intentional decision to limit the narrative sc
The Urban Roots of Democracy and Political Violence in Zimbabwe
A timely examination of African politics during the formative years of Zimbabwean nationalism. The Urban Roots of Democracy and Political Violence in Zimbabwe details a democratic tradition developed in the 1940s and 1950s, and a movement that would fall victim to an increasingly elitist and divisive political culture by the 1960s. Providing biographical sketches of key personalities within the genealogy of nationalist politics, Timothy Scarnecch…
Mobilizing the Masses
Reviewed by: Mobilizing the Masses: Gender, Ethnicity, and Class in the Nationalist Movement in Guinea, 1939–1958 by Elizabeth Schmidt Timothy Scarnecchia Mobilizing the Masses: Gender, Ethnicity, and Class in the Nationalist Movement in Guinea, 1939–1958. By Elizabeth Schmidt. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann, 2005. Elizabeth Schmidt’s latest book is a welcome addition to African historiography and in particular among works seeking to recast and questi…
The 'Fascist Cycle' in Zimbabwe, 2000-2005
Following a comparative model of fascism developed by Robert O. Paxton, this article explores the similarities between a fascist cycle in Italy (1920–1924) and Zimbabwe (2000–2005). The comparison focuses on the following areas: the state's use of paramilitary organisations, or militias, to maintain or regain control; the abuse of legislative and judicial powers to protect ruling party interests; party membership as a prerequisite for involvement…
The Rise of an African Middle Class
Drawn from African Dwellings
Lifebuoy Men, Lux Women
Mai Chaza'sGuta re Jehova(city of God)
This article provides a historical analysis of a unique religious healing community that successfully attracted a strong following for a brief period in the mid‐1950s in and around Salisbury, Rhodesia. The leader of the movement, Mai Chaza, became well‐known as a healer and remains a popular personality in the memories of older persons who participated in, or knew of, her Guta re Jehova (City of God), an alternative community established outside …
Poor Women and Nationalist Politics
The relationships between specific groups of women and men are explored during a formative period of urban nationalist politics, showing the failure of nationalists to incorporate women's demands, rather than the absence of women's struggles. It is important to view historical events as they occurred within larger processes of class formation and gender contestations, but it is no longer sufficient simply to prove the historical role of women in …
The 'Fascist Cycle' in Zimbabwe, 2000-2005
Following a comparative model of fascism developed by Robert O. Paxton, this article explores the similarities between a fascist cycle in Italy (1920–1924) and Zimbabwe (2000–2005). The comparison focuses on the following areas: the state's use of paramilitary organisations, or militias, to maintain or regain control; the abuse of legislative and judicial powers to protect ruling party interests; party membership as a prerequisite for involvement…
Poor Women and Nationalist Politics
The relationships between specific groups of women and men are explored during a formative period of urban nationalist politics, showing the failure of nationalists to incorporate women's demands, rather than the absence of women's struggles. It is important to view historical events as they occurred within larger processes of class formation and gender contestations, but it is no longer sufficient simply to prove the historical role of women in …
Mai Chaza'sGuta re Jehova(city of God)
This article provides a historical analysis of a unique religious healing community that successfully attracted a strong following for a brief period in the mid‐1950s in and around Salisbury, Rhodesia. The leader of the movement, Mai Chaza, became well‐known as a healer and remains a popular personality in the memories of older persons who participated in, or knew of, her Guta re Jehova (City of God), an alternative community established outside …
Murder at Small Koppie
Review Article| September 01 2019 Murder at Small Koppie: The Real Story of South Africa’s Marikana Massacre Murder at Small Koppie: The Real Story of South Africa’s Marikana MassacreMarinovich, GregEast Lansing: Michigan State University Press, 2017xviii + 267 pp., $24.95 (paper) Timothy Scarnecchia Timothy Scarnecchia Kent State University Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Labor (2019) 16 (3): 123–124. https://doi.org/1…
The Anglo-American and Commonwealth Negotiations for a Zimbabwean Settlement between Geneva and Lancaster, 1977–1979
As historical interest and scrutiny has grown over the diplomatic history of the Rhodesian crisis from the mid-1970s to independence in 1980, the bulk of historical attention has been focused on the two big conferences in this period, the Geneva talks in October–December 1976, and the Lancaster House talks in September–December 1979. This article examines the shifting contours of Anglo-American negotiations with the leaders of the Zimbabwean Patr…
Poor Women and Nationalist Politics
The relationships between specific groups of women and men are explored during a formative period of urban nationalist politics, showing the failure of nationalists to incorporate women's demands, rather than the absence of women's struggles. It is important to view historical events as they occurred within larger processes of class formation and gender contestations, but it is no longer sufficient simply to prove the historical role of women in …
Mai Chaza'sGuta re Jehova(city of God)
This article provides a historical analysis of a unique religious healing community that successfully attracted a strong following for a brief period in the mid‐1950s in and around Salisbury, Rhodesia. The leader of the movement, Mai Chaza, became well‐known as a healer and remains a popular personality in the memories of older persons who participated in, or knew of, her Guta re Jehova (City of God), an alternative community established outside …
Lifebuoy Men, Lux Women
Drawn from African Dwellings
The Rise of an African Middle Class
Mobilizing the Masses
Reviewed by: Mobilizing the Masses: Gender, Ethnicity, and Class in the Nationalist Movement in Guinea, 1939–1958 by Elizabeth Schmidt Timothy Scarnecchia Mobilizing the Masses: Gender, Ethnicity, and Class in the Nationalist Movement in Guinea, 1939–1958. By Elizabeth Schmidt. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann, 2005. Elizabeth Schmidt’s latest book is a welcome addition to African historiography and in particular among works seeking to recast and questi…
The 'Fascist Cycle' in Zimbabwe, 2000-2005
Following a comparative model of fascism developed by Robert O. Paxton, this article explores the similarities between a fascist cycle in Italy (1920–1924) and Zimbabwe (2000–2005). The comparison focuses on the following areas: the state's use of paramilitary organisations, or militias, to maintain or regain control; the abuse of legislative and judicial powers to protect ruling party interests; party membership as a prerequisite for involvement…
The Urban Roots of Democracy and Political Violence in Zimbabwe
A timely examination of African politics during the formative years of Zimbabwean nationalism. The Urban Roots of Democracy and Political Violence in Zimbabwe details a democratic tradition developed in the 1940s and 1950s, and a movement that would fall victim to an increasingly elitist and divisive political culture by the 1960s. Providing biographical sketches of key personalities within the genealogy of nationalist politics, Timothy Scarnecch…
Bulawayo's Fiery Past
Terence Ranger (Oxford, James Currey, 2010), ix+281 pp, £45.00 hardback, ISBN 9781847010209 The real power of Terence Ranger's Bulawayo Burning is his intentional decision to limit the narrative sc
Segregation
This is an impressive book that tries to do with the concept of urban segregation what other recent books have done with other “big concepts” in world history. From this perspective, the book is an
The Anglo-American and Commonwealth Negotiations for a Zimbabwean Settlement between Geneva and Lancaster, 1977–1979
As historical interest and scrutiny has grown over the diplomatic history of the Rhodesian crisis from the mid-1970s to independence in 1980, the bulk of historical attention has been focused on the two big conferences in this period, the Geneva talks in October–December 1976, and the Lancaster House talks in September–December 1979. This article examines the shifting contours of Anglo-American negotiations with the leaders of the Zimbabwean Patr…
Front Line Diplomats
This article examines front line state (FLS) and Nigerian diplomatic support for the Patriotic Front of Zimbabwe during the crucial years of war and negotiations that ultimately led to independence for Zimbabwe in 1980. The diplomatic role of Nigeria in the process, particularly during 1978, is explored as a contrast to the role of FLS diplomats from Mozambique and Zambia. Based on archival sources from the UK and US, this article presents eviden…
Charles Laurie. The Land Reform Deception
In The Land Reform Deception: Political Opportunism in Zimbabwe’s Land Seizure Era Charles Laurie provides an impressive examination of the violence and politics behind a major event in Southern African history and in the history of dismantling settler societies more generally. The appropriation of white-owned commercial farms without compensation caused a major transformation in the country, and not surprisingly a polarized scholarly response. F…
Murder at Small Koppie
Review Article| September 01 2019 Murder at Small Koppie: The Real Story of South Africa’s Marikana Massacre Murder at Small Koppie: The Real Story of South Africa’s Marikana MassacreMarinovich, GregEast Lansing: Michigan State University Press, 2017xviii + 267 pp., $24.95 (paper) Timothy Scarnecchia Timothy Scarnecchia Kent State University Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Labor (2019) 16 (3): 123–124. https://doi.org/1…
Race and Diplomacy in Zimbabwe
The 'Rhodesian crisis' of the 1960s and 1970s, and the early 1980s crisis of independent Zimbabwe, can be understood against the background of Cold War historical transformations brought on by, among other things, African decolonization in the 1960s; the failure of American power in Vietnam and the rise of Third World political power at the UN and elsewhere. In this African history of the diplomacy of decolonization in Zimbabwe, Timothy Lewis Sca…
Race and Diplomacy in Zimbabwe
The 'Rhodesian crisis' of the 1960s and 1970s, and the early-1980s crisis of independent Zimbabwe, can be understood against the background of Cold War historical transformations brought on by, among other things, African decolonization in the 1960s; the failure of American power in Vietnam and the rise of Third World political power. In this history of the diplomacy of decolonization in Zimbabwe, Timothy Scarnecchia examines the rivalry between …
Response to MT Howard’s Review of Race and Diplomacy in Zimbabwe
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