Mozambique: From Colonialism To Revolution, 1900-1982 (Profiles. Nations of Contemporary Africa)

Drawing on oral interviews as well as written primary sources, the authors of this book focus on the changing and complex Mozambican reality. They focus their study on the changing and complex Mozambican reality to avoid depicting the colonized people as passive victims. History of the political development of Mozambique up to 1982, especially the role of the FRELIMO national liberation movement - covers the precolonial and colonial periods, opposition to colonialism, struggle for independence, transition to socialism, restructuring of the agricultural economy, and international relations; includes report from the Commission for Economic and Social Directives, the FRELIMO Fourth Party Congress, 1983. Maps, photographs and tables Introduction -- The Precolonial Period, 1500–1880 -- The Colonial Period, 1900–1962 -- Popular Opposition to Colonial Rule, 1900–1962 -- The Struggle for Independence, 1962–1975 -- The Making of a Mozambican Nation and a Socialist Polity -- Transforming the Economy -- Independent Mozambique in the Wider World -- Appendix