Zimbabwe Years of Hope and Despair

Author - Phillip Barclay
Publisher - Bloomsbury Publishing Plc; 2011
A good softcover Trade paperback
Endpapers lightly foxed with sporadic foxing throughout.
Paperblock edges tanned.
Pages xviii + 238 of full text including index.
British diplomat, Philip Barclay witnessed the downfall of Zimbabwe, culminating in the tumultuous events of 2008 when Zimbabwe's people voted against Robert Mugabe. But their desire for change was denied as vicious squads of indoctrinated youths, loyal to the ageing dictator, launched a campaign of murder, rape and destruction. In the wake of such terror, the economy and public services collapsed, leading to widespread poverty and epidemics that Zimbabwe had not seen in living memory. This electrifying account records the violent excesses of a hated clique prepared to do anything to cling to power. It is also a personal story of the extraordinary resilience of Zimbabwe's people