Stoning the dogs : guerilla mobilization and violence in Rhodesia / Yagil Henkin
Language: English Subject(s): In: Studies in Conflict & terrorism . -- v.36, n.6 (Jun. 2013)Scope and content: Rhodesia, was engulfed in an insurgency through much of its short history. African guerillas, rebelling against the white minority government, have killed many more African civilians during the war, "the same group that formed their base of support"than either government soldiers or European civilians. The violence was not only intended to punish enemies of the guerilla. Nor was it the result of lack of popular support. Violence forced guerilla sympathizers to actively support the insurgency or participate in it, despite the considerable risks this participation carried.Revista R0118 (MAEC- Biblioteca Central)
Rhodesia, was engulfed in an insurgency through much of its short history. African guerillas, rebelling against the white minority government, have killed many more African civilians during the war, "the same group that formed their base of support"than either government soldiers or European civilians. The violence was not only intended to punish enemies of the guerilla. Nor was it the result of lack of popular support. Violence forced guerilla sympathizers to actively support the insurgency or participate in it, despite the considerable risks this participation carried.