Mugabe and the white African /
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| Author / Creator: | Freeth, Ben. |
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Imprint: | Oxford : Lion Book ; Chicago, IL : Distributed by Trafalgar Square Pub., c2011. |
| Description: | 255 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 20 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8459887 |
| Summary: | Ben Freeth has an extraordinary story to tell. Like that of many white farmers, his family's land was 'reclaimed' by Mugabe's government for redistribution. But Ben's family fought back. Appealing to international law, they instigated a suit against Mugabe's government via the SADC (The Southern African Development Community). The case was deferred time and again while Mugabe's men pulled strings. But after Freeth and his parents-in-law were abducted and beaten within inches of death in 2008, the SADC deemed any further delay to be an obstruction of justice. The case was heard, and successful on all counts. But the story doesn't end there. In 2009 the family farm was burnt to the ground. The fight for justice in Zimbabwe is far from over - this book is for anyone who wants to see into the heart of one of today's hardest places, and how human dignity flourishes even in the most adverse circumstances. |
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| Physical Description: | 255 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 20 cm. |
| ISBN: | 9780745955469 0745955460 9780745959856 0745959857 9780745959849 0745959849 9780745959863 0745959865 |
