Mozambique: The Tortuous Road to Democracy

Mozambique's civil war was inevitable given the tradition of conflict that had always characterized Frelimo, first as an independence movement, and then as a ruling party. Without disregarding the role played by both Rhodesia and South Africa in the war-in fact providing new and detailed information about it-Jo&atildeo Cabrita guides the reader through Frelimo's early days and gives a clear understanding of the pattern of internal dissent, persecution and physical elimination of members and opponents that remained the organization's hallmark.

Author Biography: Jo&atildeo M. Cabrita is News Media Monitor.