The Making of Zimbabwe

First published in 1990. This volume is essentially a study in decolonization. The approach of the author is of a conflict resolution process taken from the perspective of 1974 as the chosen point. Following the decolonization of the Portuguese colonial empire, the uniqueness of the decolonization of Rhodesia became more apparent and the conflict began to realize its full potential. The author has taken three analytical concepts- the goals' continuum, the strategic options' continuum and the interaction within and between the three levels of the conflict system.

M. Tamarkin Tel Aviv University, Israel

Introduction; Chapter 1 From the Lisbon Coup to the Crossroad Speech: the Failure of Domestic Accommodation, April-October 1974; Chapter 2 From Crossroad Speech to Lusaka: Regional Initiatives and Domestic Responses October-December 1974; Chapter 3 From Lusaka to Victoria Falls Bridge: the Limits of Regional Patronage December 1974 - August 1975; Chapter 4 An Internal Interlude: the Failure of the Nkomo-Smith Negotiations September 1975 - March 1976; Chapter 5 Rhodesia between Guerilla War and Super-power Diplomacy, March-September 1976; Chapter 6 The Lion's Peep: Britain's Geneva Interlude, October 1976 - January 1977; Chapter 7 From International to Internal Settlement, February 1977 - March 1978; Chapter 8 From Salisbury to Lancaster House: the Failure of the Internal Settlement, March 1978 - August 1979; Chapter 9 Lancaster House Conference - a Victory for Diplomacy at Last;