Author Beverly Whyte Publisher David Burke Promotions 58 Bishop Gaul Avenue Milton Park Harare Zimbabwe First Published 1990 Printed by NCR City Printer Harare Soft Cover Edition ISBN 07974 0981 5 Hard Cover Edition ISBN 0 7974 0982 3 Leather Bound Edition ISBN 0 7974 0983 1 Category History Language English
Acknowledgements
The author and publisher wish to express their gratitude to the following
people for their invaluable help in the production of this book.
The National Archives of Zimbabwe for the supply of photographs,
particularly relating to the period 1890 to 1980, which are unretouched
reproductions.
The Ministry of Information for the supply of photographs for the postindependence
period.
Stella Cohen for the front page cover illustration.
Jill and John Shepherd for proof-reading.
Roger Stringer of TextPertise.
Helga Perry of NCR City Printers.
Di Deudney for the layout and design of the book.
Debbie Rider who compiled the index.
All the advertisers.
The Management and Staff ofNCR City Printers for their co-operation and
pleasant assistance.
Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow” is a book for all seasons, and for a wide-ranging readership. For the visitor, whether tourist, business executive or political emissary, it provides a clear and concise account of the gestation and birth of Zimbabwe in April 1980 tracing the complex political events which led to the agonies of the liberation war. For the homegrown Zimbabwe, it sheds new light on the past, its narrative sweeping from the glittering court of the Mutapas through the Portugues occupation of this country to the machinations of Rhodes and his men, the colonial years, the First and Second World Wars, the advent of the Federation of the Rhodesias and Nyasaland, the eruption of nationalism, the rise of Robert Mugabe and the war which led to Independence. The second section of the book deals with the first decade of the new nation, examining a broad spectrum of achievements, disappointments, and aspirations.
Whyte’s vivid and informative text is accompanied by a panoramic array of illustrations. Design by Dianne Deudney. Cover painting by Stella Coen.