Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vi
3. Illustrations ix
4. Acknowledgements x
5. Note on Fieldwork, Notes & Sources xii
6. Glossary xiii
7. Acronyms & Abbreviations xvii
8. Chronology xix
9. Remaking Mutirikwi: An Introduction 1
10. PART ONE Remaking Mutirikwi in the 2000s
11. 1 New Farmers, Old Claims 26
12. 2 Graves, Ruins and Belonging 52
13. 3 Rain, Power and Sovereignty 78
14. 4 Hippos, Fishing and Irrigation 112
15. 5 Genealogical Geographies 139
16. PART TWO Damming Mutirikwi 1940s–1990s
17. 6 New White Futures, New Rhodesian Settlers and Large-scale Irrigation, 1940s–1950s 170
18. 7 Remaking Fort Victoria’s Landscapes, 1950s–1960s 197
19. 8 War & Danger in the Wake of the Dam, 1970s 230
20. 9 Promising Returns and Frustrated Futures in the Wake of War, 1980s–1990s 256
21. Epilogue: Remaking Mutirikwi in the late 2000s & early 2010s 288
22. Bibliography 310
23. Index 329