Archival Significance
Written by Leonard T. Kapungu, a Zimbabwean scholar, published by Orbis Books, a US Catholic press associated with liberation theology and Global South political publishing, reflecting how Zimbabwean liberation politics reached an American religious-left readership through this specific publishing channel.
Institutional Context
Published by Orbis Books, New York.
Content Summary
Examines Rhodesia’s liberation struggle from the perspective of a Zimbabwean scholar writing for an international audience.
Research Utility
Useful for researchers of how the Zimbabwean liberation struggle was interpreted for an American readership, and of Orbis Books’ role in publishing African liberation politics for a US religious and academic audience.
Abantu Archives Note
Held in-house.