Decolonizing the Map: Renaming Rhodesia to Zimbabwe
When Rhodesia became Zimbabwe in 1980, it began a massive project of toponymic reform, literally redrawing its own map in an act of decolonization. This process of erasing colonial names…
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When Rhodesia became Zimbabwe in 1980, it began a massive project of toponymic reform, literally redrawing its own map in an act of decolonization. This process of erasing colonial names…