Changing landscape and oral memory in south-central Zimbabwe: Towards a historical geography of Chishanga, c. 1850-1990

Journal of Southern African Studies

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 701-716

  Mazarire, Gerald Chikozho ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY; LANDSCAPE CHANGE; MEMORY; SOCIAL HISTORY;

ZIMBABWE;

EID: 0041530014     PISSN: 03057070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03057070306223     Document Type: Article

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