Much to their surprise, Chenoweth and Stephan found that nonviolent movements were nearly twice as effective as armed action.

The contributions in the book do not, however, dismiss the idea of a national memory, they only emphasise that it is one way of looking at the past.

President Emmerson Mnangagwa was right to point out that, “nyika inovakwa nevene vayo”, but the reverse is also true, “nyika inoputswa nevene vayo”.

The book begins by examining how white Rhodesians sought to push-back, delay or prevent African nationalism