Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo of Zimbabwe

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xxi

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2. Introduction: Writing Joshua Nkomo into History and Narration of the Nation

   • Sabelo J. Ndlovu-Gatsheni

   Pages 1-45

3. Imperialism, Nationalism, Liberation and Leadership

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 47-47

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   2. The Contributions of Joshua Nkomo to the Liberation of Zimbabwe

      • Eliakim M. Sibanda

      Pages 49-71

   3. Joshua Nkomo and the Internationalization of Zimbabwe’s Struggle for Liberation

      • Martin Rupiya

      Pages 73-90

   4. Joshua Nkomo and the Quest for Unity and Peace in Zimbabwe

      • Kenneth Tafira

      Pages 91-113

   5. The Entrapment of Joshua Nkomo Within Global Imperial Snares

      • Gorden Moyo

      Pages 115-147

   6. Lancaster House Talks: Timing, Cold War and Joshua Nkomo

      • Pathisa Nyathi

      Pages 149-170

4. Legacy, Diplomacy, Political Philosophy and Fatherhood

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 171-171

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   2. Joshua Nkomo: Nationalist Diplomat, ‘Father of the Nation’ or ‘Enemy of the State’

      • Timothy Scarnecchia

      Pages 173-192

   3. Joshua Nkomo: The Trial of a Philosopher of Liberation

      • William Jethro Mpofu

      Pages 193-211

   4. Unearthing the Legacy of ‘Father Zimbabwe’: A Decolonial Imaginary

      • Blessed Ngwenya

      Pages 213-235

   5. Making Sense of Joshua Nkomo’s Political Behaviour: A Sociogenic Approach

      • Morgan Ndlovu

      Pages 237-251

   6. Joshua Nkomo on Land: Exploring His Vision for Land Reform and Land Use in Zimbabwe

      • Rudo Gaidzanwa

      Pages 253-277

   7. Joshua Nkomo on Transitional Justice in Zimbabwe

      • Everisto Benyera

      Pages 279-295

5. Nation-Building, Persecution, Autobiography and Rehabilitation

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 297-297

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   2. Joshua Nkomo and Nelson Mandela: Ideas of Nation and Liberation

      • Sabelo J. Ndlovu-Gatsheni, Busani Mpofu

      Pages 299-322

   3. Reconstructing the Self: Hauntology and Spectrality in Nkomo’s Autobiography

      • Josiah Nyanda

      Pages 323-340

   4. Self-Writing and Subjection: Frederick Douglas and Joshua Nkomo

      • Tendayi Sithole

      Pages 341-372

   5. Father Zimbabwe: Media, Memory and Joshua Nkomo

      • Sylvester Dombo

      Pages 373-387

This book is a pioneering study of Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo, a Zimbabwean nationalist whose crucial role in the country’s anti-colonial struggle has largely gone unrecognized. These essays trace his early influence on Zimbabwean nationalism in the late 1950s and his leadership in the armed liberation movement and postcolonial national-building processes, as well as his denigration by the winners of the 1980 elections, Mugabe’s Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front. The Nkomo that emerges is complex and contested, the embodiment of Zimbabwe’s tortured trajectory from colony to independent postcolonial state. This is an essential corrective to the standard history of twentieth-century Zimbabwe, and an invaluable resource for scholars of African nationalist liberation movements and nation-building.

• Joshua Nkomo
• Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo
• History of Zimbabwe
• father of Zimbabwean nationalism
• Zimbabwe African People's Union
• ZAPU
• Father Zimbabwe
• Vice President of Zimbabwe
• Zimbabwean Nationalism
• anti-colonial liberation struggle
• anti-liberation struggle
• triple helix of identity
• Nkomo
• Liberation of Zimbabwe
• African nationalist liberation movements
• postcolonial African nation-building
• Soviet Union in Africa

• Archie Mafeje Research Institute, University of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa

  Sabelo J. Ndlovu-Gatsheni

Sabelo J. Ndlovu-Gatsheni is Professor at the University of South Africa. His recent publications include Mugabeism: History, Power and Politics in Zimbabwe (Palgrave Macmillan 2015).

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