Morgan Richard Tsvangirai's legacy : opposition politics and the struggle for human rights, democracy and gender sensitivities / editors, Ngonidzashe Marongwe, Fidelis Peter Thomas Duri, Munyaradzi Mawere.

Includes bibliographies and index.

Cover -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Notes on Contributors -- Contents -- Chapter 1 -- Morgan Richard Tsvangirai's Legacy: An Introduction -- Introduction -- Morgan Richard Tsvangirai: The face of Zimbabwe's Opposition Politics -- Brief biography of Morgan Richard Tsvangirai -- A thread of controversy -- Summary of Chapters -- References -- Chapter 2 -- Trade unionist, civil activist and politician: Morgan Tsvangirai before the Movement for Democratic Change -- Introduction -- Tsvangirai as a unionist before assuming ZCTU leadership, 1972-1988 -- Tsvangirai and the ZCTU, 1988-1999

Tsvangirai and the National Constitutional Assembly, 1997-1999 -- Tsvangirai's political career prior to the formation of the MDC -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3 -- Morgan Tsvangirai and the Struggles for Democracy in the Movement for Democratic Change, 1999-2018 -- Introduction -- Background -- Longevity of Tsvangirai's hold on power -- Controversial personal appointments: Of kitchen cabinets and more -- Violation of the party's Constitution -- Strategic deployment of violence -- Influences of ZANU PF 'culture' on Tsvangirai and MDC politics -- Tsvangirai's role in party splits

Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4 -- Nomenclature, Rhetoric and Power: Zimbabwe's Political Contestations and the Characterisation of Morgan Richard Tsvangirai -- Introduction -- ZANU-PF's instrumentalisation of political nomenclature for self-valorisation while denigrating Tsvangirai and the MDC -- The MDC's counter-narrative: Deification of Tsvangirai through his Save totem -- Appropriation of biblical content to valorise Tsvangirai -- In pursuit of political relevance: Tsvangirai's self-glorification by claiming divine connections

Posthumous eulogies of Tsvangirai from allies and sympathisers -- Posthumous eulogies of Tsvangirai from former adversaries -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 5 -- Leaving Behind a Fractured Party: The MDC-T during and after Morgan Tsvangirai's Demise -- Introduction -- Tsvangirai's background and rise to prominence -- From controversy in the formation of the MDC: Tsvangirai's early successes -- Tsvangirai's shortcomings and their impact on the MDC -- The death of Morgan Tsvangirai and the controversial succession of Nelson Chamisa -- Struggles within a struggle -- The future of the MDC

Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 6 -- Juxtaposing Morgan Tsvangirai with other Opposition Political Leaders in Post-colonial Zimbabwe -- Introduction -- Contextualising opposition politics in Zimbabwe -- Profiling Zimbabwe's opposition politicians besides Tsvangirai -- Tsvangirai's profile and legacy -- Nelson Chamisa and Tsvangirai's legacy -- The downside of Morgan Tsvangirai -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 7 -- Breaking the Culture of Silence and Submissiveness in Zimbabwe's Political Landscape: An Exploration of Morgan Tsvangirai's Political Heritage -- Introduction

Morgan Richard Tsvangirai is arguably the most polarising figure and advocate of democracy and human rights in the history of opposition politics in Zimbabwe.

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