Empty Promises and False Hopes
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2425118 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Simon Makuvaza, Violah Makuvaza |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 9-34 |
| Publication date | 2012-07-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Heritage & Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2159-032X • E-ISSN: 2159-0338 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1179/hso.2012.5.1.9 |
| OpenAlex | W2145289159 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 8 |
Before the advent of colonialism in Zimbabwe the cultural heritage landscape of Matobo Hills in southwestern Zimbabwe was managed by traditional methods. These traditional methods were enforced by traditional leaders and were observed by their subjects. However, with the coming of colonialism, new modern methods of managing the cultural landscape were introduced by the colonial government. These laws, which were Eurocentric in approach, sidelined the local communities from managing and benefiting from their cultural landscape. Efforts by the indigenous communities were made during the colonial period to impede the introduction of the new laws, but when this failed it culminated in a war of liberation, which ended in 1980. With the new Zimbabwean government, the people of Matobo had hoped that their grievances would be addressed. However, the new Zimbabwean government has failed to address these issues three decades after independence. This has incensed the Matobo people and the area has become a contested landscape
Archaeology · Colonialism · Cultural heritage · Cultural landscape · Government (linguistics · Independence (probability theory · Indigenous · Political economy · Political science · Sociology · African studies and sociopolitical issues · Archaeology and Rock Art Studies · Urban and Rural Development Challenges · History · Law
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| Citations per year | 0.43 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2019 - 2022 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |