Ethnic Slurs as War Names in the Zimbabwean Liberation War
Abstract The Zimbabwean war of liberation raged from 1966 until 1979. During that time many combatants assumed (or were given) noms de guerre. From a collection of more than 4800 of these war names we found that ethnic slurs comprised 9% of the total. One name in particular, Mabhunu, an adaptation o...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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University Library System, University of Pittsburgh
2007-12-01
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| Series: | Names |
| Online Access: | http://ans-names.pitt.edu/ans/article/view/1815 |