The War Within: New Perspectives on the Civil War in Mozambique, 1976–1992

doi:10.1017/CBO9781787442931

The 1976–1992 civil war which opposed the Government of Frelimo and the Renamo guerrillas (among other actors) is a central event in the history of Mozambique. Aiming to open up a new era of studies of the war, this book re-evaluates this period from a number of different local perspectives in an attempt to better understand the history, complexity and multiple dynamics of the armed conflict. Focusing at local level on either a province or a single village, the authors analyse the conflict as a "total social phenomena" involving all elements of society and impacting on every aspect of life across the country. The chapters examine Frelimo and Renamo as well as private, popular and state militias, the Catholic Church, NGOs and traders. Drawing on previously unexamined sources such as local and provincial state archives, religious archives, the guerrilla's own documentation and interviews, the authors uncover alternative dimensions of the civil war. The book thus enables a deeper understanding of the conflict and its actors as well as offering an explanatory framework for understanding peacemaking, the nature of contemporary politics, and the current conflict in the country.Eric Morier-Genoud is a Lecturer in African history at Queen's University Belfast; Domingos Manuel do Rosário is Lecturer in electoral sociology and electoral governance at Eduardo Mondlane University, Maputo, Mozambique; Michel Cahen is a Senior Researcher at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) at Bordeaux Political Studies Institute and at the Casa de Velázquez in Madrid.

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv
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Contents
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List of Illustrations
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Contributors
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List of Abbreviations
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Introduction The Civil War in Mozambique: A history still to be written
pp 1-14
- By Eric Morier-Genoud, Queen's University Belfast, Michel Cahen, Casa de Velázquez (Madrid), Domingos Manuel do Rosário, Eduardo Mondlane University, Mozambique
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Part I - In the Northern Heart of the Civil War
pp 15-16
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1 - The Anti-Frelimo Movements & the War in Zambezia
pp 17-45
- By Sérgio Chichava, Instituto de Estudos Sociais e Económicos (IESE)
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2 - War to Enforce a Political Project?: Renamo in Nampula Province, 1983−1992
pp 46-74
- By Domingos Manuel do Rosário, Eduardo Mondlane University, Mozambique
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3 - Spiritual Power & the Dynamics of War in the Provinces of Nampula & Zambezia
pp 75-99
- By Corinna Jentzsch, Leiden University in the Netherlands
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4 - The War as Seen by Renamo: Guerrilla politics & the ‘move to the North’ at the time of the Nkomati Accord, 1983−1985
pp 100-146
- By Michel Cahen, Casa de Velázquez (Madrid)
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Part II - In the South Another Kind of War?
pp 147-148
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5 - War in Inhambane: Re-shaping state, society & economy
pp 149-180
- By Eric Morier-Genoud, Queen's University Belfast
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6 - War Accounts from Ilha Josina Machel, Maputo Province
pp 181-200
- By Lily Bunker, Tuya Consulting
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Part III - Inside Out: New Perspectives & The World-System
pp 201-202
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7 - Mozambique in the 1980s: Periphery goes postmodern
pp 203-220
- By Georgi M. Derluguian, New York University, Abu Dhabi
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Conclusion New Perspectives on the Civil War in Mozambique
pp 221-226
- By Eric Morier-Genoud, Queen's University Belfast, Michel Cahen, Casa de Velázquez (Madrid), Domingos Manuel do Rosário, Eduardo Mondlane University, Mozambique
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Towards a Bibliography of the Mozambican Civil War
pp 227-252
- By Eric Morier-Genoud, Queen's University Belfast, Michel Cahen, Casa de Velázquez (Madrid), Domingos Manuel do Rosário, Eduardo Mondlane University, Mozambique
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Index
pp 253-268
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Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Contents
pp v-vi

List of Illustrations
pp vii-viii

Contributors
pp ix-x

List of Abbreviations
pp xi-xii

Introduction The Civil War in Mozambique: A history still to be written
pp 1-14

Part I - In the Northern Heart of the Civil War
pp 15-16

1 - The Anti-Frelimo Movements & the War in Zambezia
pp 17-45

2 - War to Enforce a Political Project?: Renamo in Nampula Province, 1983−1992
pp 46-74

3 - Spiritual Power & the Dynamics of War in the Provinces of Nampula & Zambezia
pp 75-99

4 - The War as Seen by Renamo: Guerrilla politics & the ‘move to the North’ at the time of the Nkomati Accord, 1983−1985
pp 100-146

Part II - In the South Another Kind of War?
pp 147-148

5 - War in Inhambane: Re-shaping state, society & economy
pp 149-180

6 - War Accounts from Ilha Josina Machel, Maputo Province
pp 181-200

Part III - Inside Out: New Perspectives & The World-System
pp 201-202

7 - Mozambique in the 1980s: Periphery goes postmodern
pp 203-220

Conclusion New Perspectives on the Civil War in Mozambique
pp 221-226

Towards a Bibliography of the Mozambican Civil War
pp 227-252

Index
pp 253-268

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