Zimbabwe’s land reform programme, migration and identity in Lawrence Hoba’sThe Trek and Other Stories
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6030726 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Terrence Musanga (0000-0002-7773-5860, English and Communication, Midlands State University, Gweru, Zimbabwe, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 3-13 |
| Publication date | 2017-01-02 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | African Identities (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1472-5843 • E-ISSN: 1472-5851 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/14725843.2016.1154814 |
| OpenAlex | W2316932233 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 7 |
Zimbabwe’s land reform programme in 2000 has generated a lot of local, regional and global attention complemented by a surge of historical and sociological analysis of the land question in Zimbabwean society. In addition to this coverage and analysis, the land reform programme also polarised people within and outside the country with some viewing it as a revolutionary and progressive move in the decolonisation of the country. Others, conversely, object to this narrative and project it as the suicidal actions of a government disrespectful of property rights and desperate to cling onto power. This perspective perceives the programme as inherently chaotic and a key moment in what has come to be known as the Zimbabwean crisis which imploded post 2000. However, what is often occluded in these studies is the fact that central to the land reform programme is migration and the attendant identity (re)formation. These are the issues underscored in my examination of Lawrence Hoba’s The Trek and Other Stories
Aesthetics · Land reform · Narrative · Political economy · Political science · Sociology · African history and culture studies · African studies and sociopolitical issues · Gender Studies · History · Land Rights and Reforms · Law
The Crisis in Zimbabwe, 1998–2008
Zimbabwe's ‘Fast Track’ Land Reform
Zimbabwe's ‘new’ smallholders
Nationalist Historiography, Patriotic History and the History of the Nation
Bargaining With Patriarchy
Who was allocated Fast Track land, and what did they do with it? Selection of A2 farmers in Goromonzi District, Zimbabwe and its impacts on agricultural production
Women's struggles to access and control land and livelihoods after fast track land reform in Mwenezi District, Zimbabwe
| Citations per year | 0.25 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2018 - 2026 (9) |
| Highly cited | No |