"Of spelling errors and historical distortions: historians museums and the way forward': oral traditions concerning the identity of Maziriri, the Svikiro of the Chivi people
Colonial misspellings have caused untold havoc on the nation's local history. Historians, Museums and the nation at large have a role to play in correcting the various distortions left by the colonial regime. By overrelying on colonial sources for the reconstruction of the nation's past hi...
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| description | Colonial misspellings have caused untold havoc on the nation's local history. Historians, Museums and the nation at large have a role to play in correcting the various distortions left by the colonial regime. By overrelying on colonial sources for the reconstruction of the nation's past historians have not only perpetuated these distortions but in some cases, actually authenticated them. |
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| spelling | ir-11408-14152022-06-27T13:49:07Z "Of spelling errors and historical distortions: historians museums and the way forward': oral traditions concerning the identity of Maziriri, the Svikiro of the Chivi people Mazarire, Gerald C. Spelling errors - Colonialism Maziriri Svikiro - Chivi Colonial misspellings have caused untold havoc on the nation's local history. Historians, Museums and the nation at large have a role to play in correcting the various distortions left by the colonial regime. By overrelying on colonial sources for the reconstruction of the nation's past historians have not only perpetuated these distortions but in some cases, actually authenticated them. 2016-05-19T10:48:31Z 2016-05-19T10:48:31Z 1999 Article 0250-3018 http://hdl.handle.net/11408/1415 Zimbabwea;No. 6 open |
| spellingShingle | Spelling errors - Colonialism Maziriri Svikiro - Chivi Mazarire, Gerald C. "Of spelling errors and historical distortions: historians museums and the way forward': oral traditions concerning the identity of Maziriri, the Svikiro of the Chivi people |
| title | "Of spelling errors and historical distortions: historians museums and the way forward': oral traditions concerning the identity of Maziriri, the Svikiro of the Chivi people |
| title_full | "Of spelling errors and historical distortions: historians museums and the way forward': oral traditions concerning the identity of Maziriri, the Svikiro of the Chivi people |
| title_fullStr | "Of spelling errors and historical distortions: historians museums and the way forward': oral traditions concerning the identity of Maziriri, the Svikiro of the Chivi people |
| title_full_unstemmed | "Of spelling errors and historical distortions: historians museums and the way forward': oral traditions concerning the identity of Maziriri, the Svikiro of the Chivi people |
| title_short | "Of spelling errors and historical distortions: historians museums and the way forward': oral traditions concerning the identity of Maziriri, the Svikiro of the Chivi people |
| title_sort | "of spelling errors and historical distortions: historians museums and the way forward': oral traditions concerning the identity of maziriri, the svikiro of the chivi people |
| topic | Spelling errors - Colonialism Maziriri Svikiro - Chivi |
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