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C o n t e n t s Introduction 1 1 Authoritarian Control of the Political Arena 8 2 Violence as the Cornerstone of Mugabe’s Strategy of Political Survival 46 3 Militant Civil Society and the Emergence of a Credible Opposition 80 4 The Media Battlefield: From Skirmishes to Full-Fledged War 118 5 The Judiciary: From Resistance to Subjugation 141 6 The Land ‘‘Reform’’ Charade and the Tragedy of Famine 166 7 The State Bourgeoisie and the Plunder of the Economy 191 8 The International Community and the Crisis in Zimbabwe 221 Conclusion: Chaos Averted or Merely Postponed? 254 List of Acronyms 271 Notes 277 Index 329 Acknowledgments 335 This page intentionally left blank ...

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