ZIMBABWE: YEARS OF HOPE AND DESPAIR
Book ID/图书代码： 02000010B34850
English Summary/英文概要： Zimbabwe is a country both blessed and cursed. Arriving to work at the British Embassy in Zimbabwe, Philip Barclay found a temperate paradise and a sophisticated and charming population. But during a three-year stay in what used to be Africa’s finest country, he saw it ruined by violence and grotesque economic mismanagement. Philip Barclay was at the centre of the tumultuous events of 2008. Zimbabwe’s people voted against Robert Mugabe, but their desire for change was denied as vicious squads of indoctrinated youths loyal to the ageing dictator launched a campaign of murder, rape, and destruction. In the wake of such terror, the country’s economy and public services collapsed, leading to widespread poverty and epidemics of diseases that Zimbabwe had not seen in living memory. This electrifying account records the violent excesses of a hated clique prepared to do anything to cling to power. It asks why the world stood by and watched as Zimbabwe burned and questions whether power-sharing between Robert Mugabe and Morgan Tsvangirai offers the way forward which the country needs. An honest account of a diplomat’s confrontation with a brutal dictatorship, "Zimbabwe" is also a personal story of the resilience - despite their daily experience of despair and death - of Zimbabwe’s people.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 这是一座充满了幸福与悲情的国度。任职于英国驻津巴布韦大使馆，在短短的三年期间，菲利普巴克莱既亲身感受到那里怡人的气候以及迷人的民风，同时也目睹了这个曾被视为非洲最优秀的国家，如何一步步被政局的动乱及经济的无序摧毁到残破不堪。
2008年正逢津巴布韦的多事之秋，而菲利普巴克莱恰恰身处这场斗争的风暴中心。在总统大选期间，该国民众将反对的矛头直指总年迈的独裁者罗伯特·穆加贝(Robert Mugabe)，而人民渴望变革的心声，却遭到到了无情的打压。忠于总统的青年支持者们，正于全国境内掀起了一场腥风血雨。
伴随着恐怖席卷全境，津巴布韦国内的经济及公共服务机构陷于瘫痪，随即爆发的疾病以及贫困，更是在这片土地上肆虐横行。本书真实地记录了该国利益集团，为了把持权力所采取的滔天暴行，有恃无恐、令人发指。面对国际社会所采取的冷眼旁观及无动于衷，作者在书中予以了抨击；并对政府方面与以摩根·茨万吉拉伊(Morgan Tsvangirai)为首的反对党之间，通过权力分摊，试图实现国局势缓合的这一做法，作者同样深表怀疑。
全书不单单记述了一名外交官与一名独裁者之间的直面对抗，更多地，则是一段亲身经历，向我们展现了，在日复一日的恐惧与死亡面前，津巴布韦人民所展现出的坚韧与顽强。(AW)
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About the Author/作者介绍： Philip Barclay was at the centre of the tumultuous events of 2008. Zimbabwe’s people voted against Robert Mugabe, but their desire for change was denied as vicious squads of indoctrinated youths loyal to the ageing dictator launched a campaign of murder, rape and destruction. In the wake of such terror, the country’s economy and public services collapsed, leading to widespread poverty and epidemics of diseases that Zimbabwe had not seen in living memory.
本书作者菲利普•巴克莱(Philip Barclay)，自2007年起作为英国外交官，常年生活工作于津巴布韦。他以笔名的方式，先后针对津巴布韦，为星期日泰晤士报及卫报撰写过多篇文章；同时他还著有博客，在英美两国引起了广泛的关注。该书是菲利普的处女作。
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