Archival Significance
A foundational text of Zimbabwean nationalist political thought, written by Ndabaningi Sithole, later a leading figure in the liberation movement. Published in 1959, six years before UDI, the book carries a foreword by Garfield Todd, the former Southern Rhodesian Prime Minister known for his comparatively liberal positions within white settler politics.
Institutional Context
Published by Oxford University Press, Cape Town, though printed in the Union of South Africa.
Content Summary
Sets out Sithole’s analysis of African nationalism and its political demands in Rhodesia and the wider region.
Research Utility
A primary source of central importance for researchers of Zimbabwean nationalist thought and the intellectual origins of the liberation movement.
Abantu Archives Note
Held in-house.