Publications

Publications
Books

Zukas, Lorna L. Women’s Resistance: Confronting and Making Change in Zimbabwe. (In Preparation).

Consultant Reports

Zukas, Lorna L., Rae R. Blumberg, and Miriam Gachago. Engendering Development in East Africa: Regional Gender Impact Assessment for USAID/REDSO/ESA Synthesis Report. (This project also included country reports for Tanzania, Kenya, and Rwanda, and a report on the REDSO/ESA Mission.) Nairobi and Washington, D.C. USAID and Development Associates, 2003; USAID Center for Development Information and Evaluation.

Book Chapters

Zukas, Lorna L. “Statues, Murals and the National Museum: Mediating the Presence and Absence of Women in Zimbabwean Political Struggles.” In War and Memorials: The Second World War and Beyond.  Edited by Dr. Frank Jacob. Paderborn: Ferdinand Schöningh Verlag, 2019, (PP. 183-214).

Zukas, Lorna L. “Zimbabwe: A Case Study in Bipolar Development.” Development in Crisis: Threats to Human Well Being in the Global South and the Global North. Edited by Rae Lesser Blumberg and Samuel Cohn. New York: Routledge, 2016, (pp. 155-172).

Zukas, Lorna L. “The Interface Between Colonialization and Globalization: The Rise of Socialism in Africa, 1900-1949.” Colonial and Global Interfacings: Imperial Hegemonies and Democratizing Resistances. Gary Backhaus and John Murungi, eds. Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K.: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2007, (pp. 205-223).

Journal Articles

Zukas, Lorna L. “From Storytelling to Tether-Free Technology: Revealing Communicative Presence in Africa.”  Journal of Development Alternatives and Area Studies.  Vol. 23, No. 3&4, September –December 2004, (pp. 5-16).

Zukas (Lueker), Lorna L. “Human Does Not Equal Male and Biology is Not Destiny: Women and the Struggle for Human Rights in Zimbabwe.” Scandinavian Journal of Development Alternatives and Area Studies. Vol. 19, NO. 2&3. June-September 2000 (pp. 31-45).

Zukas (Lueker), Lorna L. “Fighting for human rights: women, war and social change in Zimbabwe.”  International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women (INSTRAW), New York: United Nations INSTRAW News. 1998; (28):34-44.

Encyclopedia Articles

Zukas, Lorna L. “Makeba, Miriam (1932-2008)” Women Who Changed the World: Their Lives, Challenges, and Accomplishments through History. Goucher, Candice editor. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, (Accepted, forthcoming).

Zukas, Lorna L. “Mamphela Ramphele (1947- )” Women Who Changed the World: Their Lives, Challenges, and Accomplishments through History. Goucher, Candice editor. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, (Accepted, forthcoming).

Zukas, Lorna L. “Domestic Servants: Economics and Work in Modern Sub-Saharan Africa.” Daily Life of Women: An Encyclopedia from Ancient Times to the Present. Boyett, Colleen, H. Micheal Tarver, and Mildred Diane Gleason, editors. 4 Volumes. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO – Greenwood Imprint, Forthcoming.

Zukas, Lorna L. “Rural Dwellers: Southern African Kingdoms-Recreation and Social Customs” Daily Life of Women: An Encyclopedia from Ancient Times to the Present. Boyett, Colleen, H. Micheal Tarver, and Mildred Diane Gleason, editors. 4 Volumes. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO – Greenwood Imprint, Forthcoming.

Zukas, Lorna L. “Prostitutes: Economics and Work in East African Kingdoms.” Daily Life of Women: An Encyclopedia from Ancient Times to the Present. Boyett, Colleen, H. Micheal Tarver, and Mildred Diane Gleason, editors. 4 Volumes. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO – Greenwood Imprint, Forthcoming.

Zukas, Lorna L. “Unattached Women: Family and Community Live in East African Kingdoms.” Daily Life of Women: An Encyclopedia from Ancient Times to the Present. Boyett, Colleen, H. Micheal Tarver, and Mildred Diane Gleason, editors. 4 Volumes. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO – Greenwood Imprint, Forthcoming.

Zukas, Lorna L. “Warriors: Recreation and Social Customs in East African Kingdoms.” Daily Life of Women: An Encyclopedia from Ancient Times to the Present. Boyett, Colleen, H. Micheal Tarver, and Mildred Diane Gleason, editors. 4 Volumes. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO – Greenwood Imprint, Forthcoming.

Zukas, Lorna L.  “Women and National Liberation Movements.” The SAGE Encyclopedia of War: Social Science Perspectives. Paul Joseph and Mark Golson, Editors. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, 2017, (pp. 1856-1859).

Zukas, Lorna L. “Senghor, Leopold.”  Berkshire Essentials: Africa in World History. Jerry H. Bentley, David Christian, William McNeill, et al. Eds.  Great Barrington, MA, Berkshire Publishing Group. Print 2010, Online 2016 Oxford Reference.

Zukas, Lorna L. “Shaka Zulu.”  Berkshire Essentials: Africa in World History. Jerry H. Bentley, David Christian, William McNeil et al. Eds.  Great Barrington, MA, Berkshire Publishing Group. Print 2010, Online 2016 Oxford Reference.

Zukas, Lorna L. “Global Burden of Disease.” Encyclopedia of Human Services and Diversity. Linwood H. Cousins and Geoffrey J Golson, Editors. Thousand Oaks: SAGE, 2014, Vol. 2, (pp. 589-591).

Zukas, Lorna L. “Stretching around the Globe: Rubber’s Role in Revolutionizing and Industrializing the World.” Commodities, Culture, and History: The Products that Changed the World, Volumes I-II. Facts On File, (Accepted for Publication 2014).

Zukas, Lorna L. “Elder Care.” Sociology of Work. Vicki Smith, ed. Thousand Oaks: SAGE, 2013, Vol. 1, (pp. 223-227).

Zukas, Lorna L. “Hutu.” Native Peoples of the World: An Encyclopedia of Groups, Cultures and Contemporary Issues. Steven L. Danver, Editor. Mesa Verde Publishing/M.E. Sharpe, 2012, (pp. 3-4).

Zukas, Lorna L. “Nyandoro, George.” Dictionary of African Biography. Henry Louis Gates, Jr., and Emmanuel Akyeampong Eds., New York: Oxford University Press, 2011, Vol. 4, (pp. 515-517).

Zukas, Lorna L. “Nyanjiru, Mary Muthoni.” Dictionary of African Biography. Henry Louis Gates, Jr., and Emmanuel Akyeampong Eds., New York: Oxford University Press, 2011, Vol. 4, (pp. 518-519).

Zukas, Lorna L. “Samkange, Stanlanke.” Dictionary of African Biography. Henry Louis Gates, Jr., and Emmanuel Akyeampong Eds., New York: Oxford University Press, 2011, Vol. 5, (pp. 257-259).

Zukas, Lorna L. “Todd, Judith.” Dictionary of African Biography. Henry Louis Gates, Jr., and Emmanuel Akyeampong Eds., New York: Oxford University Press, 2011, Vol. 6, (pp. 36-37).

Zukas, Lorna L. “Zimbabwe.” Encyclopedia of Social Networks. George Barnett, Ed. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE, 2011. 2 Vols., (pp. 978-980).

Zukas, Lorna L. “Great Zimbabwe and the Environment.” World History Encyclopedia, Era 5: Intensified Hemispheric Interactions, 1000-1500. Edited by Alfred J. Andrea. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2011, 21 Vols., (pp. 36-37).

Zukas, Lorna L. “Great Zimbabwe” World History Encyclopedia, Era 5: Intensified Hemispheric Interactions, 1000-1500. Edited by Alfred J. Andrea. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2011, 21 Vols., (pp. 346-348).

Zukas, Lorna L. “Great Zimbabwe as an Economic Center.” World History Encyclopedia, Era 5: Intensified Hemispheric Interactions, 1000-1500. Edited by Alfred J. Andrea. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2011, 21 Vols., (pp. 491-492).

Zukas, Lorna L. “Class and Gender: Women’s Roles in Developing Nations.” World History Encyclopedia, Era 8: Crisis and Achievement, 1900-1945. Edited by H. Micheal Tarver. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2011. 21 Vols., (pp. 71-74).

Zukas, Lorna L. “African Political Transformations in Eastern Africa.” World History Encyclopedia, Era 8: Crisis and Achievement, 1900-1945. Edited by H. Micheal Tarver. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2011. 21 Vols., (pp. 381-384).

Zukas, Lorna L. “Pan-Africanism.” World History Encyclopedia, Era 8: Crisis and Achievement, 1900-1945. Edited by H. Micheal Tarver. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2011. 21 Vols., (pp. 131-133).

Zukas, Lorna L. “Socialism in Africa.” World History Encyclopedia, Era 8: Crisis and Achievement, 1900-1945. Edited by H. Micheal Tarver. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2011. 21 Vols., (pp. 306-308).

Zukas, Lorna L. “African Political Transformation in Southern Africa.” World History Encyclopedia, Era 8: Crisis and Achievement, 1900-1945. Edited by H. Micheal Tarver. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2011. 21 Vols., (pp. 378-380).

Zukas, Lorna L. “Senghor, Leopold.”  Berkshire Encyclopedia of World History, 2nd ed. William H. McNeill, et al., Eds. Great Barrington, MA: Berkshire Publishing Group, 2010. 6 Vols., (pp. 2287-2288).

Zukas, Lorna L. “Shaka Zulu.”  Berkshire Encyclopedia of World History, 2nd ed. William H. McNeill, et al., eds. Vol. 3. Great Barrington, MA: Berkshire Publishing Group, 2010. 6 Vols., (pp. 2297-2299).

Zukas, Lorna L. “Women’s War 1929,” International Encyclopedia of Revolution and Protest: 1500 to the Present. Immanuel Ness, ed. Oxford: Blackwell, 2009. 8 Vols., (pp. 3634-3635).

Zukas, Lorna L. “Women’s Movement in Southern Africa,” International Encyclopedia of Revolution and Protest: 1500 to the Present. Immanuel Ness, ed. Oxford: Blackwell, 2009. 8 Vols., (pp. 3601-3606).

Zukas, Lorna L. “Postcolonial Feminism and Protest from the Global South.” International Encyclopedia of Revolution and Protest: 1500 to the Present. Immanuel Ness, ed. Oxford: Blackwell, 2009. 8 Vols., (pp. 2733-2735).

Zukas, Lorna L. “Rubber Overview.” Encyclopedia of the Modern World. Peter N. Stearns, Ed.  New York: Oxford University Press. Feb. 2008.

Zukas, Lorna L. “Rubber in Africa.” Encyclopedia of the Modern World. Peter N. Stearns, Ed. New York: Oxford University Press. Feb. 2008.

Zukas, Lorna L. “G-7 Countries.” International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences, Vol. 3, 2nd ed. William A. Darity, Ed.  Detroit: Macmillan Reference USA, 2007, 9 Vols., (pp. 243-244).

Zukas, Lorna L. “USAID.” Global Perspectives on the United States: Issues and Ideas Shaping International Relations. Karen Christensen and David Levinson, eds. Vol. 3. Great Barrington, MA: Berkshire Publishing Group, 2007. 3 Vols., (pp. 368-371).

Zukas, Lorna L. “Anti-Apartheid Movement, South Africa.” Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice. Gary L. Anderson and Kathryn G. Herr, eds. Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks: SAGE, 2007. 3 Vols., (pp. 113-117).

Zukas, Lorna L. “Achebe, Chinua.” Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice. Gary L. Anderson and Kathryn G. Herr, eds. Thousand Oaks: SAGE, 2007. 3 Vols., (p. 14).

Zukas, Lorna L. “Mandela, Winnie.” Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice. Gary L. Anderson and Kathryn G. Herr, eds. Thousand Oaks: SAGE, 2007. 3 Vols., (pp.894-896).

Zukas, Lorna L. “International Campaign to Ban Land Mines.” Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice. Gary L. Anderson and Kathryn G. Herr, eds. Thousand Oaks: SAGE, 2007. 3 Vols., (pp. 752-753).

Zukas, Lorna L. “Segregation.”  Encyclopedia of Western Colonialism since 1450. Thomas Benjamin, et al., eds. Detroit: Macmillan Reference USA, 2007. 3 Vols., (pp.1001-1002).

Zukas, Lorna L. “Rubber.”  Encyclopedia of Western Colonialism since 1450. Thomas Benjamin, et al., eds. Detroit: Macmillan Reference USA, 2007. 3 Vols., (pp. 986-988).

Zukas, Lorna L. “G-8 Summit.”  Encyclopedia of Europe 1914-2004. John Merriman and Jay Winter, eds. Detroit: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 2006. 5 Vols., (pp. 1180-1182).

Zukas, Lorna L. “GA8 Africa Action Plan.”  Encyclopedia of World Poverty. Mehmet Odekon, ed. Thousand Oaks: SAGE, 2006. 3 Vols., (pp. 411-412).

Zukas, Lorna L. “African Development Foundation.”  Encyclopedia of World Poverty. Mehmet Odekon, ed. Thousand Oaks: SAGE, 2006. 3 Vols., (pp. 11-12).

Zukas, Lorna L. “World Food Program.”  Encyclopedia of World Poverty. Mehmet Odekon, ed. Thousand Oaks: SAGE, 2006. 3 Vols., (1189-1192).

Zukas, Lorna L. “World Bank Poverty Lines.”  Encyclopedia of World Poverty. Mehmet Odekon, ed. Thousand Oaks: SAGE, 2006. 3 Vols., (pp. 1185-1186).

Zukas, Lorna L. “Senghor, Leopold.”  Berkshire Encyclopedia of World History. William H. McNeill, Jerry H. Bentley, David Christian, et al. Eds.  Great Barrington, MA, Berkshire Publishing Group. January 2005. 5 Vols., (pp. 1685-1686).

Zukas, Lorna L. “Shaka Zulu.”  Berkshire Encyclopedia of World History. William H. McNeill, Jerry H. Bentley, David Christian, et al., Eds. Great Barrington, MA, Berkshire Publishing Group. January 2005. 5 Vols., (pp. 1694-1696).

Film Review Essays

Zukas, Lorna L. “Cultural Heritage: Discovering the Lived Experience of Bokoni.”  Film Review: Forgotten World, Directed by Terri Ella, Icarus Films, 2015. International Journal for the Study of Environment, Space and Place V.8, No. 1, Fall 2016, pp. 147-159.

Zukas, Lorna L. “Surrounded by Garbage” a film review of Beijing Besieged by Waste. Environment, Space, Place V.5, No. 2, Fall 2013, pp. 141-146.

Book Reviews

Zukas, Lorna L. 2019. “Spaces of Belonging,” Book Review: Cynthia Cockburn, Looking to London: Stories of War, Escape and Asylum. H-Net Reviews in the Humanities & Social Sciences, H-Socialisms, Dec. 2019, available at: https://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.php?id=54020, (7 pages).

Zukas, Lorna L. 2013.  “Book Review: Miranda H. Alison. Women and Political Violence: Female Combatants in Ethno-National Conflict.” The European Legacy: Toward New Paradigms Vol. 18 (6), p.813.

Zukas, Lorna L. 2012. “Book Review: Ivan Bargna, translated by Rosanna M. Giammanco Frongia Africa: Dictionaries of Civilization.” In The European Legacy: Toward New Paradigms 17:2, p.281-282.

Zukas, Lorna L. 2011. “Book Review: Chris Coulter. Bush Wives and Girl Soldiers: Women’s Lives through War and Peace in Sierra Leone.” Canadian Journal of African Studies Vol. 45 (2), p. 356-358.

Zukas, Lorna L. “Writing for Liberation: Toil and Tenacity in African Women’s lives,” Book Review: Jennifer Browdy de Hernandez, Pauline Dongala, Omotayo Jolaosho, and Anne Serafin, ed., African Women Writing Resistance: An Anthology of Contemporary Voices. OFO: Journal of Transatlantic Studies, Goldline Jacobs Publishing. (Accepted).