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Water, history, and politics in Zimbabwe :

Musemwa, Muchaparara,

Water, history, and politics in Zimbabwe : Bulawayo's struggles with the environment, 1894-2008 / Muchaparara Musemwa. - Trenton Africa World Press 2014 - xxxv, 218p.; 22cm

"This book emanates from my doctoral dissertation, Struggles over Water: The History and Politics of Urban Water Supply Services in Makokoba Township, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, 1894-1992, presented to the Graduate School of the University of Minnesota--Twin Cities, USA, in 2003."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Living with scarcity : the socio-economic and cultural significance of water among the Ndebele-speaking people of Zimbabwe, 1840-1893 -- The evolution of the city of Bulawayo and the impetus for water development, 1894-1953 -- The origins and development of Makokoba African township under conditions of water scarcity, 1894-1979 -- Disciplining a "dissident" city : hydro-politics in Bulawayo 1980-1992 -- "Water rationing killed Makokoba" : the socio-environmental impact of the 1982-1992 droughts on Makokoba Township -- Bulawayo's continuing struggles with water scarcity : seeking solutions to a perennial problem, 1993-2008.

9781592219728 (hard cover) 9781592219735 (pbk.)

2013041875


Water-supply--History--Zimbabwe--Bulawayo--20th century.
Water-supply--Political aspects--Zimbabwe--Bulawayo.
Water-supply--Social aspects--Zimbabwe--Bulawayo.
Water rights--Political aspects--Zimbabwe--Bulawayo.
Water--Government policy--History--Zimbabwe--Bulawayo--20th century.
Riparian rights--History--Zimbabwe--Bulawayo--20th century.
Water--History--Zimbabwe--Bulawayo--20th century.


Bulawayo (Zimbabwe)--History--20th century.

TD319.R45 / M87 2014

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