Newitt, Professor Malyn
A Short History of Mozambique
- ISBN 13:
- 9781849048330
- author:
- Newitt, Professor Malyn
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2017
- Pages:
- 224
- Dimensions:
- 21.5 x 2.4 x 14 cm
- Genre:
- History, Africa, Mozambique,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
A comprehensive history of modern Mozambique spans over 250 years, from its early connections with the Indian Ocean trading system and the Portuguese maritime empire to the country's tumultuous post-independence period. M. D. D. Newitt explores the historical roots of Mozambican disunity and hindered development, tracing the impact of the slave trade, colonial frontiers, and regional divisions that have shaped the nation. The book follows the trajectory of nationalist guerrillas who defeated the Portuguese in 1975, only to see their efforts at socioeconomic change resurface as a civil war between the south and north. The author examines how these regional divisions persisted even after the peace accord of 1992, which has yet to bring lasting stability to the country. Today, Mozambique remains one of the poorest nations in the world, with the ghosts of its past continuing to influence its present. This book seeks to distill this complex history and understand why, twenty-five years on, Mozambicans still face significant challenges.
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