David Beach (historian)
David Norman Beach | |
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| Born | 28 June 1943 Midlands, England, UK |
| Died | 15 February 1999 |
| Nationality | Zimbabwean |
| Citizenship | Zimbabwe |
| Alma mater | University of Cape Town |
| Known for | Precolonial history of the Mashona[2] |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | History of Zimbabwe Oral history |
| Institutions | University of Cape Town University of Zimbabwe[1] |
David Norman Beach (28 June 1943 – 15 February 1999) was a Zimbabwean historian.[1] He worked at the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the University of Zimbabwe and pioneered the documentation of oral traditions in Zimbabwe.[2] In his work on Great Zimbabwe, Beach has promoted the interpretation of the different complexes as dwellings of successive rulers, opposing the structuralist tradition favoured by historians such as Huffman.[3] When Zimbabwe became independent in 1980 Beach took up Zimbabwean citizenship. When asked about his work, Nolan Chipo Makombe said "he is a comrade."[4] Charles Utete told an interviewer from London "He (Beach) belongs to us, he does not belong to you. He is a Zimbabwean, period." Utete went on to say "He is not British, he is not Rhodesian, he is Zimbabwean. He is a comrade."[5]
References
- ^ a b Malaba, M.Z. (1999). "David Norman Beach, 1943—1999". Africa. 69 (3). Edinburgh University Press: 448–449. JSTOR 1161217.
- ^ a b Pikirayi, I (1999). "David Beach, Shona history and the archaeology of Zimbabwe" (PDF). Zambezia. 26. Harare: University of Zimbabwe: 135–144. ISSN 0379-0622.
- ^ Beach, David (1998). "Cognitive Archaeology and Imaginary History at Great Zimbabwe". Current Anthropology. 39: 47–72. doi:10.1086/204698. S2CID 143970768.
- ^ Nolan Chipo Makombe interview with ZBC TV, 1993
- ^ Missionaries, Migrants, and the Manyika: The Invention of Ethnicity in Zimbabwe by T. O. Ranger
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