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Robert Mugabe's Zimbabwe
By Arnold, James R. & Wiener, Roberta B.
- ISBN
- 978-0-82257-283-1
- Publisher
- Minneapolis, MN : Twenty-First Century Books, c2008.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on November 1, 2007
Gr 7-10 These titles describe the harsh realities of life under two of the world's most repressive dictatorships. Both books begin with background about the nation's history. The authors credit Mugabe and Kim Il Sung, the father of Kim Jong Il, for their respective efforts to liberate their nations from occupying powers and describe how they took advantage of popular support to gain power in countries that had substantial natural resources and stable economies. They then expose the brutal methods by which the...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2007
Mugabe, once a proud symbol of African self-rule, became notorious as a corrupt, brutal dictator and bankrupted a once wealthy na...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
