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Weaver Press, Zimbabwe

Weaver Press publishes books from and about southern Africa and is committed to ensuring that the results of research, scholarship and creative writing are made available in their region of origin, and not only in foreign markets. The list focuses on political and social history, the environment, media issues, women’s and children’s rights, fiction and literary criticism. Visit the Weaver Press website here.

Books published by Weaver Press

ABC of All the Questions We Never Dare Ask ABC of All the Questions We Never Dare Ask

Edited by Kwela Books, Weaver Press

ISBN 9781779220233 | 148 pages | 229 x 152 mm | B/W Illustrations | 2003 | Weaver Press, Zimbabwe | Paperback

Absent. The English Teacher Absent. The English Teacher

John Eppel

ISBN 9781779220820 | 164 pages | 203 x 127 mm | 2009 | Weaver Press, Zimbabwe | Paperback

Advances in Planning and Management of Watersheds and Wetlands in Eastern and Southern Africa Advances in Planning and Management of Watersheds and Wetlands in Eastern and Southern Africa

Edited by J.E. Fitzgibbon

ISBN 9780797420175 | 252 pages | 229 x 152 mm | 1999 | Weaver Press, Zimbabwe | Paperback

African Urban Experiences in Colonial Zimbabwe African Urban Experiences in Colonial Zimbabwe

A Social History of Harare before 1925

Tsuneo Yoshikuni

ISBN 9781779220547 | 172 pages | 216 x 140 mm | B/W Illustrations and Maps | 2007 | Weaver Press, Zimbabwe | Paperback

All for Nothing All for Nothing

My Life Remembered

C.G. Tracey

ISBN 9781779220790 | 328 pages | 234 x 156 mm | Colour Illustrations | 2000 | Weaver Press, Zimbabwe | Paperback

Becoming Zimbabwe Becoming Zimbabwe

A History from the Pre-colonial Period to 2008

Edited by Brian Raftopoulos, Alois Mlambo

ISBN 9781779220837 | 296 pages | 229 x 152 mm | B/W Illustrations and Maps | 2009 | Weaver Press, Zimbabwe | Paperback

Beyond Proprietorship Beyond Proprietorship

Murphree's Laws on Community-Based Natural Resource Management in Southern Africa

Edited by B.B. Mukamuri, J.M. Manjengwa, S. Anstey

ISBN 9781779220721 | 212 pages | 216 x 140 mm | B/W Illustrations | 2009 | Weaver Press, Zimbabwe | Paperback

Blind Moon Blind Moon

Chenjerai Hove

ISBN 9781779220196 | 76 pages | 203 x 127 mm | 2003 | Weaver Press, Zimbabwe | Paperback

Chairman of Fools Chairman of Fools

Shimmer Chinodya

ISBN 9781779220417 | 196 pages | 216 x 140 mm | 2005 | Weaver Press, Zimbabwe | Paperback

Child Domestic Workers in Zimbabwe Child Domestic Workers in Zimbabwe

Michael Bourdillon

ISBN 9781779220448 | 128 pages | 216 x 140 mm | 2006 | Weaver Press, Zimbabwe | Paperback

Children in Our Midst Children in Our Midst

Edited by Irene McCartney

ISBN 9780797420328 | 160 pages | 234 x 156 mm | B/W Illustrations | 2000 | Weaver Press, Zimbabwe | Paperback

Composing a New Song Composing a New Song

Edited by Hope Chigudu

ISBN 9781779220158 | 204 pages | 229 x 152 mm | 2002 | Weaver Press, Zimbabwe | Paperback

Damage Damage

The Personal Costs of Political Change in Zimbabwe

Edited by Irene Staunton

ISBN 9781904855897 | 542 pages | 229 x 152 mm | 2009 | Weaver Press, Zimbabwe | Paperback

Defying the Winds of Change Defying the Winds of Change

Zimbabwe's 2008 Elections

Edited by Eldred V. Masunungure

ISBN 9781779220868 | 184 pages | 216 x 140 mm | 2009 | Weaver Press, Zimbabwe | Paperback

Ecoagriculture Initiatives in Eastern and Southern Africa Ecoagriculture Initiatives in Eastern and Southern Africa

Edited by J.F. Devlin

ISBN 9780797420151 | 372 pages | 229 x 152 mm | 1999 | Weaver Press, Zimbabwe | Paperback

Ecotourism Development in Eastern and Southern Africa Ecotourism Development in Eastern and Southern Africa

Donald G. Reid

ISBN 9789797420192 | 208 pages | 229 x 152 mm | 1999 | Weaver Press, Zimbabwe | Paperback

Elizabeth Musodzi and the Birth of African Feminism in Early Colonial Zimbabwe Elizabeth Musodzi and the Birth of African Feminism in Early Colonial Zimbabwe

Tsuneo Yoshikuni

ISBN 9781779220745 | 44 pages | 245 x 170 mm | 2008 | Weaver Press, Zimbabwe | Paperback

Fools, Thieves and Other Dreamers Fools, Thieves and Other Dreamers

Edited by Weaver Press

ISBN 9780797423060 | 52 pages | 229 x 152 mm | 2001 | Weaver Press, Zimbabwe | Paperback

For Better Or Worse? For Better Or Worse?

Women And ZANLA In Zimbabwe's Liberation Struggle

Edited by Josephine Nhongo-Simbanegavi

ISBN 9780797421059 | 192 pages | 216 x 140 mm | Maps | 2000 | Weaver Press, Zimbabwe | Paperback

Girls on the Street Girls on the Street

Rumbidzai Rurevo, Michael Bourdillon

ISBN 9781779220165 | 80 pages | 216 x 140 mm | 2003 | Weaver Press, Zimbabwe | Paperback

Going Home Going Home

A Tree's Story

Blessing Musariri

ISBN 9781779220424 | 29 pages | 216 x 140 mm | B/W Illustrations | 2005 | Weaver Press, Zimbabwe | Paperback

The Hidden Dimensions of Operation Murambatsvina in Zimbabwe The Hidden Dimensions of Operation Murambatsvina in Zimbabwe

Maurice Taonezvi Vambe

ISBN 9781779220714 | 180 pages | 216 x 140 mm | 2008 | Weaver Press, Zimbabwe | Paperback

Immortalizing the Past Immortalizing the Past

Reproductions of Zimbabwean Rock Art by Lionel Cripps

Edited by Ancila Nhamo

ISBN 9781779220653 | 188 pages | 280 x 210 mm | Colour Illustrations | 2007 | Weaver Press, Zimbabwe | Paperback

In the Continuum and other plays In the Continuum and other plays

Edited by Rory Kilalea

ISBN 9781779220844 | 126 pages | 244 x 170 mm | 2009 | Weaver Press, Zimbabwe | Paperback

Issues and Responses Issues and Responses

Land Use Planning in Eastern and Southern Africa

Edited by Wayne J. Caldwell

ISBN 9780797420168 | 312 pages | 229 x 152 mm | 1999 | Weaver Press, Zimbabwe | Paperback

Journeys Beyond Gubuluwayo Journeys Beyond Gubuluwayo

To the Gaza, Tonga and Lozi. Letters of The Jesuits’ Zambesi Mission, 1880-1883

Edited by R.S. Roberts

ISBN 9781779220783 | 310 pages | 234 x 156 mm | B/W Illustrations and Maps | 2009 | Weaver Press, Zimbabwe | Paperback

Laughing Now Laughing Now

New Stories from Zimbabwe

Edited by Irene Staunton

ISBN 9781779220684 | 124 pages | 216 x 140 mm | 2007 | Weaver Press, Zimbabwe | Paperback

Lobola: It's Implications for Women's Reproductive Rights Lobola: It's Implications for Women's Reproductive Rights

Sara Mvududu

ISBN 9781779150066 | 56 pages | 246 x 189 mm | B/W Illustrations | 2002 | Weaver Press, Zimbabwe | Paperback

Managing Common Property in an Age of Globalisation Managing Common Property in an Age of Globalisation

Zimbabwean Experiences

Edited by Godfrey Chikowore

ISBN 9781779220103 | 220 pages | 216 x 140 mm | 2003 | Weaver Press, Zimbabwe | Paperback

Manning the Nation Manning the Nation

Father Figures in Zimbabwean Literature and Society

Edited by Robert Muponde, Kizito Z. Muchemwa

ISBN 9781779220691 | 224 pages | 216 x 140 mm | 2007 | Weaver Press, Zimbabwe | Paperback

Not Another Day Not Another Day

Julius Chingono

ISBN 9781779220486 | 136 pages | 203 x 127 mm | 2006 | Weaver Press, Zimbabwe | Paperback

Our Broken Dreams Our Broken Dreams

Child Migration in Southern Africa

Save the Children

ISBN 9781779220707 | 114 pages | 210 x 222 mm | Colour Illustrations | 2009 | Weaver Press, Zimbabwe | Paperback

Palaver Finish Palaver Finish

Chenjerai Hove

ISBN 9781779220011 | 100 pages | 216 x 140 mm | B/W Illustrations | 2002 | Weaver Press, Zimbabwe | Paperback

Human Rights Intersecting Plural Legalities and Gendered Realities Human Rights Intersecting Plural Legalities and Gendered Realities

Paths Made For Walking

Anne Hellum, Julie Stewart

ISBN 9781779220622 | 496 pages | 229 x 152 mm | 2007 | Weaver Press, Zimbabwe | Paperback

The People You Live With The People You Live With

Carin Vijfhuizen

ISBN 9789054859130 | 280 pages | 234 x 156 mm | 2002 | Weaver Press, Zimbabwe | Paperback

Politics and Persuasion Politics and Persuasion

Media Coverage of Zimbabwe's 2000 Election

Ragnar Waldahl

ISBN 9781779220271 | 160 pages | 216 x 140 mm | 2004 | Weaver Press, Zimbabwe | Paperback

Reclaiming The Resources for Health Reclaiming The Resources for Health

A Regional Analysis of Equity in Health in East and Southern Africa

EQUINET

ISBN 9781779220660 | 240 pages | 229 x 152 mm | Colour Illustrations | 2008 | Weaver Press, Zimbabwe | Paperback

Sign and Taboo Sign and Taboo

Perspectives on the Poetic Fiction of Yvonne Vera

Edited by Robert Muponde, Mandi Taruvinga

ISBN 9781779220042 | 256 pages | 216 x 140 mm | 2002 | Weaver Press, Zimbabwe | Paperback

Sites of Struggle Sites of Struggle

Essays in Zimbabwe's Urban History

Edited by Brian Raftopoulos, Tsuneo Yoshikuni

ISBN 9780797419841 | 288 pages | 216 x 140 mm | 1999 | Weaver Press, Zimbabwe | Paperback

Sketches of High Density Life Sketches of High Density Life

Wonder Guchu

ISBN 9781779220318 | 76 pages | 216 x 140 mm | 2005 | Weaver Press, Zimbabwe | Paperback

Songs My Country Taught Me Songs My Country Taught Me

Collected Poems 1965-2005

John Eppel

ISBN 9781779220387 | 148 pages | 216 x 140 mm | B/W Illustrations | 2005 | Weaver Press, Zimbabwe | Paperback

Stained Earth Stained Earth

Derek Huggins

ISBN 9781779220325 | 164 pages | 203 x 127 mm | 2005 | Weaver Press, Zimbabwe | Paperback

Streetwise Streetwise

Patricia, Chater

ISBN 9781779220295 | 124 pages | 203 x 127 mm | 2005 | Weaver Press, Zimbabwe | Paperback

Strife Strife

Shimmer Chinodya

ISBN 9781779220585 | 236 pages | 216 x 140 mm | 2006 | Weaver Press, Zimbabwe | Paperback

Striking Back Striking Back

The Labour Movement and the Post-Colonial State in Zimbabwe 1980-2000

Edited by Brian Raftopoulos

ISBN 9780797422865 | 328 pages | 229 x 152 mm | 2001 | Weaver Press, Zimbabwe | Paperback

Taking Law to the People Taking Law to the People

Gender, Law Reform and Community Legal Eduction in Zimbabwe

Amy Shupikai Tsanga

ISBN 9781779220134 | 304 pages | 216 x 140 mm | 2003 | Weaver Press, Zimbabwe | Paperback

Tale of Tamari Tale of Tamari

Shimmer Chinodya

ISBN 9781779220264 | 76 pages | 229 x 152 mm | B/W Illustrations | 2003 | Weaver Press, Zimbabwe | Paperback

The Terrace Builders of Nyanga The Terrace Builders of Nyanga

Robert, Soper

ISBN 9781779220615 | 92 pages | 244 x 170 mm | B/W Illustrations | 2006 | Weaver Press, Zimbabwe | Paperback

A Tragedy of Lives A Tragedy of Lives

Edited by Chiedza Musengezi

ISBN 9781779220172 | 340 pages | 216 x 140 mm | 2003 | Weaver Press, Zimbabwe | Paperback

The Trek and Other Stories The Trek and Other Stories

Lawrence Hoba

ISBN 9781779221001 | 60 pages | 203 x 127 mm | 2009 | Weaver Press, Zimbabwe | Paperback

The Uncertainty of Hope The Uncertainty of Hope

Valerie Tagwira

ISBN 9781779220639 | 376 pages | 216 x 140 mm | 2007 | Weaver Press, Zimbabwe | Paperback

Versions of Zimbabwe Versions of Zimbabwe

New Approaches to Literature and Culture

Edited by Robert Muponde, Ranka Primorac

ISBN 9781779220363 | 288 pages | 216 x 140 mm | 2005 | Weaver Press, Zimbabwe | Paperback

The Water Harvester The Water Harvester

Mary Witoshynsky

ISBN 9780797421233 | 72 pages | 254 x 178 mm | 2000 | Weaver Press, Zimbabwe | Paperback

White Gods Black Demons White Gods Black Demons

Daniel Mandishona

ISBN 9781779220875 | 116 pages | 216 x 140 mm | 2009 | Weaver Press, Zimbabwe | Paperback

Women Writing Zimbabwe Women Writing Zimbabwe

Edited by Irene Staunton

ISBN 9781779220738 | 148 pages | 216 x 140 mm | 2008 | Weaver Press, Zimbabwe | Paperback

Women, Men and Work Women, Men and Work

Rural Livelihoods in South-Eastern Zimbabwe

Edited by Paul Hebinck

ISBN 9780779220038 | 176 pages | 229 x 152 mm | 2001 | Weaver Press, Zimbabwe | Paperback

Writing Now Writing Now

More Stories from Zimbabwe

Edited by Irene Staunton

ISBN 9781779220431 | 324 pages | 216 x 140 mm | 2005 | Weaver Press, Zimbabwe | Paperback

Writing Still - New stories from Zimbabwe Writing Still - New stories from Zimbabwe

Edited by Irene Staunton

ISBN 9781779220189 | 276 pages | 203 x 127 mm | 2003 | Weaver Press, Zimbabwe | Paperback

Zimbabwe Stone Sculpture Zimbabwe Stone Sculpture

A Retrospective 1957-2004

Edited by Doreen Sibanda

ISBN 9781779220301 | 148 pages | 100 x 100 mm | Colour Illustrations | 2005 | Weaver Press, Zimbabwe | Paperback

Zimbabwe's Unfinished Business Zimbabwe's Unfinished Business

Rethinking Land, State and Nation in the Context of Crisis

Edited by Amanda Hammar, Brian Raftopoulos, Stig Jensen

ISBN 9781779220110 | 332 pages | 216 x 140 mm | 2003 | Weaver Press, Zimbabwe | Paperback

Zimbabwe. Injustice and Political Reconciliation Zimbabwe. Injustice and Political Reconciliation

Edited by Brian Raftopoulos, Tyrone Savage

ISBN 9781779220394 | 320 pages | 216 x 140 mm | 2005 | Weaver Press, Zimbabwe | Paperback

Zimbabwe. The Past is the Future Zimbabwe. The Past is the Future

Edited by David Harold-Barry

ISBN 9781779220257 | 292 pages | 216 x 140 mm | 2004 | Weaver Press, Zimbabwe | Paperback

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