Benedito Luís Machava. The Morality of Revolution: Reeducation Camps and the Politics of Punishment in Socialist Mozambique, 1968-1990. Athens, Ohio: Ohio University Press, 2024, Pp. 238 + viii. USD 36. 95, paperback (ISBN 9780821425831) | Synapse
July 9, 2026
Benedito Luís Machava. The Morality of Revolution: Reeducation Camps and the Politics of Punishment in Socialist Mozambique, 1968-1990. Athens, Ohio: Ohio University Press, 2024, Pp. 238 + viii. USD 36. 95, paperback (ISBN 9780821425831)
Key Points
This work examines the morality surrounding revolution and state punishment in Mozambique from 1968 to 1990.
Historical analysis of documents and political narratives.
Focus on reeducation camps as instruments of socialist governance.
Evaluation of the ethics of punishment in the context of revolutionary ideology.
Insights into the moral justifications of punishment during the socialist period.
Analysis of how political ideology shaped the implementation of reeducation camps.
Discussion on the long-term effects of these practices on Mozambican society.
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