With a primary focus on Zimbabwe, the essays in this book examine art, literature, politics, and religion in settler colonies to document the struggles taking place.

After the Cold War, Africa earned the dubious distinction of being the world's most bloody continent. But how can we explain this proliferation of armed conflicts? What caused ...

Since 1990, more than 10 million people have been killed in the civil wars of failed states, and hundreds of millions more have been deprived of fundamental rights. The threat ...