Degrees in Violence

Robert Mugabe and the Struggle for Power in Zimbabwe

David Blair

 

Synopsis

Proud, ruthless and erratic, Robert Mugabe is a unique figure. Almost alone among today's African presidents, Mugabe led the struggle against colonial rule and has dominated his country since independence. David Blair was forced to leave Zimbabwe in June 2001 as Mugabe sought to silence the media. Before then, he witnessed every twist and turn of the country's drama. This is the story from the hopeful era of new independence to the present reality of farm invasions, food riots, fuel queues and a terror campaign waged by Mugabe's supporters.

Review

[Blair’s] book is the vibrant storytelling of a newspaper journalist who finds himself in the middle of an astonishing story. - New Statesman

Author

David Blair is the Chief Foreign Correspondent for the Daily Telegraph, having formerly worked for the Financial Times.