Administrators' Knowledge and State Control in Colonial Zimbabwe
The Invention of the Rural–urban Divide in Buhera District, 1912–80
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8981061 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jens A Andersson, Jens Andersson (0000-0002-8124-3447, Wageningen University & Research, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 119-143 |
| Publication date | 2002-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of African History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0021-8537 • E-ISSN: 1469-5138 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0021853702007971 |
| OpenAlex | W2104907677 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
The power of the state to impose its self-produced categories of thought poses a major problem to Zimbabwe historiography which has often taken as unproblematic the relation between knowledge about, and control over, African societies as presented in the state's archives. This article challenges this hegemonic view of the colonial state, presenting an alternative interpretation of administrative reports on Buhera district. It shows how Buhera society became increasingly represented as the traditional, rural end of a rural-urban divide in colonial policy discourse, while, in reality, social life in the area became intimately linked to the urban economy of Salisbury
Colonialism · Economic growth · Economics · Hegemony · Historiography · Interpretation (philosophy · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Relation (database · Social science · Sociology · State (computer science · African history and culture studies · African studies and sociopolitical issues · History · Law · South African History and Culture
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.2 |
| Citation span | 2001 - 2019 (19) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |