Three “E uropean opinion and African capacities”: The Life and Times of the 1961 Constitution

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1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. A Note on Sources xi
5. Place Names, Party Names, Abbreviations, and Currency xiii
6. One “ The last good white man left”: Rhodesia, Rhonasia, and the Decolonization of British Africa 1
7. Two “R acial representation of the worst type”: The 1957 Franchise Commission, Citizenship, and the Problem of Polygyny 37
8. Three “E uropean opinion and African capacities”: The Life and Times of the 1961 Constitution 68
9. Four “A rebellion by a population the size of Portsmouth”: The Status of Rhodesia’s Independence, 1965–1969 105
10. Five “A James Bond would be truly at home”: Sanctions and Sanctions Busters 126
11. Six “Politics as we know the term”: Tribes, Chiefs, and the 1969 Constitution 149
12. Seven “ Other people’s sons”: Conscription, Citizenship, and Families, 1970–1980 177
13. Eight “ Why come now and ask us for our opinion?”: The 1972 Pearce Commission and the African National Council 206
14. Nine “ Your vote means peace”: The Making and Unmaking of the Internal Settlement, 1975–1979 233
15. Ten “ Lancaster House was redundant”: Constitutions, Citizens, and the Frontline Presidents 255
16. Eleven “A dequate and acceptable”: The 1980 Election and the Idea of Decolonization 277
17. Twelve “P eople such as ourselves”: Rhodesia, Rhonasia, and the History of Zimbabwe 308
18. Bibliography 315
19. Index 335