{"product_id":"the-wiriyamu-massacre-an-oral-history-1960-1974-9781350119963","title":"The Wiriyamu Massacre: An Oral History, 1960-1974","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Mustafah Dhada\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Africa - South - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUsing interviews as primary sources this book shines a light on the infamous Portuguese massacre of Wiriyamu in colonial Mozambique in 1972. Twenty-four carefully curated testimonies are presented, covering Portugal's last colonial war in Mozambique, and the nationalist response that led to the massacre. Survivors share with you their escape from Wiriyamu, while data collectors, priests and journalists tell of their struggle to collect evidence and defend the truth about the killings in the international press. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Wiriyamu Massacre\u003c\/i\u003e contextualizes the unique importance of the oral evidence it contains and reveals the in-depth interview methods used to gather the oral testimonies, and subsequently curate the transcript into readable texts. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is the horrific story of Wiriyamu, and what it can tell you about European colonialism, genocide and the darkness in humanity, spoken by the people who were there and who tried to tell the world.","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45087889752215,"sku":"9781350119963","price":2241.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781350119963.webp?v=1767898951","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-wiriyamu-massacre-an-oral-history-1960-1974-9781350119963","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}