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Of weevils and gamatox: titles, names and nicknames in ZANU PF succession politics

Oliver NyambiDepartment of English, University of Zululand, KwaDlangezwa, South AfricaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 59-73 | Received 21 May 2015, Accepted 22 Sep 2015, Published online: 20 Nov 2015

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Oliver Nyambi. (2018) ‘Warriors’ and ‘Mighty Warriors’: national football team nicknames and the politics and politicisation of national identity in Zimbabwe. National Identities 20:3, pages 259-276.
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