What does African liberation mean today?
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Authors
Mthembu, Ntokozo Christopher
Issue Date
2008
Type
Article
Language
en
Keywords
Liberation , Azania , Zimbabwe , Social movements
Alternative Title
A case of Azania (South Africa) & Zimbabwe Experience
Abstract
This essay was presented at KwaZulu Natal (KZN) Social Movements Indaba:
Leadership Exploratory Workshop (LEW) held in April 27, 2008 at the University
of KwaZulu-Natal, eThekwini. The essay attempts to understand what does
African liberation mean today, and in unravelling the socio - political situation in
Ethiopiai/Africa, the cases of Azania/South Africa and Zimbabwe have to be
unbundled to enable us to widen our understanding in relations to social
movements. It tries to understand the liberation of Ethiopian people today, look at
the Ethiopian land’s background, the pre-industrial era, colonialist consolidation
era, wars for resistance and the definition of liberation, the origins of social
movements, neo-colonialism and neo-liberalism agenda through democratisation
process, propaganda theories, anti-activists programmes and lastly, the case of
civil society organisation in the contemporary Zimbabwe.
Description
Citation
Mthembu N. (2008). What does African liberation mean today?A case of Azania (South Africa) & Zimbabwe Experience. : 1-15.