Remaking Mutirikwi
Joost Fontein
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Remaking Mutirikwi
Published
2015
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer, Limited
Pages
360
ISBN-13
9781847011251
Description
The Mutirikwi river was dammed in the early 1960s to make Zimbabwe's second largest lake. This was a key moment in the Europeanisation of Mutirikwi's landscapes, which had begun with colonial land appropriations in the 1890s. But African landscapes were not obliterated by the dam. They remained active and affective. At independence in 1980, local clans reasserted ancestral land claims in a wave of squatting around Lake Mutirikwi. They were soon evicted as the new government asserted control over the remaking of Mutirikwi's landscapes. Amid fast-track land reform in the 2000s, the same people returned again to reclaim the land. Many returned to the graves and ruins of past lives forged in the very substance of the soil, and even incoming war veterans and new farmers appealed to autochthonous knowledge to make safe their resettlements. This book explores those reoccupations and the complex contests over landscape, water and belonging they provoked.
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How many pages are in Remaking Mutirikwi?
This edition of Remaking Mutirikwi has approximately 360 pages. Please note, this is an estimate and the exact page count can vary between hardcover, paperback, and e-book versions.
How long does it take to read Remaking Mutirikwi?
For most readers, Remaking Mutirikwi typically takes between 7h 30m and 5h 0m to complete. This is based on the book's length of approximately 90,000 words and common reading speeds.
Here's a detailed breakdown: • Continuous reading at 250 WPM: approximately 6h 0m of focused reading • Casual reading (30 minutes/day): you could finish in roughly 12 days • Estimated word count: 90,000 words
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What is the word count of Remaking Mutirikwi?
The estimated word count for Remaking Mutirikwi is approximately 90,000 words. This figure is calculated using industry-standard methods that consider genre-specific word density patterns, typical formatting and layout characteristics, and standard words-per-page ratios for published books.
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Who is the author of Remaking Mutirikwi?
Remaking Mutirikwi was written by Joost Fontein.
When was Remaking Mutirikwi published?
The publication date for this specific edition is 2015. The original work may have been published on a different date.