Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe: A Ravaged Country A country burdened with economic instability, a high number of AIDS/HIV cases, and a history of British colonization, Zimbabwe is an uncommon nation for current anthropological research. The most recent article found in American Anthropologist that relates to Zimbabwe is from 1937, when the country was still known as Southern Rhodesia. Additional research published in other academic journals also lists the country as Southern Rhodesia rather than Zimbabwe. Over the last 40 years, Zimbabwe shifted from being a destination country to being one of emigration (Central Intelligence Agency 2017). The reasons why contribute to anthropologists’ reluctance to conduct more research there. By looking at the cultural elements of Zimbabwe, specifically the political history, we can see how and why anthropologists are deterred from performing research there. Anthropologist David Sean Simmons wrote an article describing missionaries that worked in Southern Rhodesia in the mid-1800’s to understand the various tribes and ethnic groups rename them. This intrusion of the missionaries is described as an early attempt to colonize Southern Rhodesia. Unfortunately, more attempts followed, one of which succeeded. The British South Africa Company, which colonized Southern Rhodesia until annexed in 1923, was empowered to trade with African rulers, own banks, own, manage, and distribute land, and to establish police forces. During the…

Zimbabwe is an African country located in southern Africa, just north of South Africa. The country is a republic, similar to the United States, this means that the people can vote for a leader, and everyone’s voice is heard. However, in Zimbabwe, that is not the case. Right now the president is a man named Robert Mugabe, he is 93 years old, and has been the leader of Zimbabwe since 1980. At first he was prime minister, and then in 1987 he became president, but the amount of power he had stayed…

Zimbabwe was a prosperous country, yet its people were being discriminated by the white minority. Around 1970’s a man named Robert Mugabe fought in the guerilla wars against the white minority that controlled Zimbabwe at the time. The people of Zimbabwe were near independence. During the guerilla wars, Robert Mugabe started to create a name for himself. He was seen as a man who was fighting for independence and a leader who could eventually lead the country of Zimbabwe. He was imprisoned by the…

that they might eventually leave. Thus, when the last European powers officially drew out in the late 20th century, these previous colonies were left to handle themselves with little outside help or guidance. This led to violence, chaos, and a rotation of crises across Africa. Particularly in Zimbabwe, where Prime Minister Mugabe gained power in 1980, and eventually the Presidency in 1987, after the end of white rule and continues to rule to this day; a country which has been experiencing a…

that you visited from each region—East, Central, and South Eastern Africa: Meroe Axum Central Africa: Bunyoro-Kitara Southern Africa: Great Zimbabwe explain at least one important political, one social, and one economic feature you observed in each of the three places you visited By 1000 CE in Central and Southern Africa there was a new fortified hilltop in the towns that had emerged among a cattle- that was herding people whose elites had began commanding stone constructions and that cattle…

Adrianna Hodges Mrs. Borrego English 12, 4th block 29 September 2014 Mugabe’s Massacre Robert Mugabe, age 90, is the current president of Zimbabwe. As leader of the Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front, a militant gang and political party, elections which he partakes in are always won by unfairness. His dictatorship has risen in great power; Mugabe’s rule has lasted since 1980. Robert Mugabe and his family live an extravagant life. The family is known for large parties and weddings,…

One example the author found to support trophy hunting as a viable way of conservation, was the example of elephant hunting in Zimbabwe. The author discusses facts about how trophy hunting elephants lead to an increase in their population, as well as an increase in the conservation area. I would use this example along with other facts about which types of animals(older males that have already bred) are killed in trophy hunting to support the point that while trophy hunting does kill animals, it…

Great Zimbabwe Zimbabwe is located near Lake Mutirikwi and close to the Chimanimani Mountains in Africa. I’ve learned of many different expression of their culture. Economic Great Zimbabwe While I was visiting there i found out that the country is considered the central of gold and trading. Political Great Zimbabwe The trade of gold is not the only thing that made Great Zimbabwe prospure. The trade of cattle and…

How did Mugabe start from a president to a dictator? Who is Robert Mugabe? Robert Mugabe was the ex president of Zimbabwe he controlled Zimbabwe from 1987 to 2017. Robert Mugabe was born February 21, 1924, in Kutama, Zimbabwe. His parents Gabriel Mugabe Matibiri (Father), and Bona Mugabe (Mother). Mugabe’s father was a carpenter. He went to work at a Jesuit mission in South Africa when Mugabe was just a small boy. Mugabe’s mother was a teacher, she was left alone to help Mugabe and his…

“When the white man turns tyrant, it is his own freedom that he destroys” (George Orwell, Shooting an Elephant). Cecil Rhodes conquered and imperialized what was called Rhodesia and now goes by the name of Zimbabwe. Rhodes bought out lands surrounding his own and had his huge country be named after him. During the first couple years of Imperialistic rule, the natives were not happy that the minority of white men in their country were ruling over them. Over the long run there was political…