The Journal of theUniwersitf of ZimbabweVolume 11, No. ii, 1983ZAMBEZIAThe Journalofthe University of ZimbabweVolume 11, No. li, 1983Edited byR.S. ROBERTSUNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE, HARAREZambezia: The Journal of the University of ZimbabweISSN 0379-0622 = Zambezia® University of Zimbabwe, 1983.Photoset by PREPRINT (PVT.) LTD.Printed by CITY PRINTERSboth of Harare, Zimbabwe.ZAMBEZIAThe publication of Zambezia, the bi-annual journal of the University ofZimbabwe, has been made possible by the generous support of the PublicationsCommittee of the University. The main focus of the journal, as its nameimplies, is South Central Africa; but inaugural lectures and articles of a moregeneral interest are also published. Monograph supplements to Zambezia, ofwhich there may be up to nine in a year, cover the main disciplines in theUniversity (Agriculture, Arts, Commerce and Law, Education, Engineering,Medicine, Science, Social Studies, and Veterinary Science), and do notnecessarily have the same regional focus as Zambezia itself.ORDERS A complete catalogue of these publications may be obtainedwithout charge on application to the Publications Officer, University ofZimbabwe, P.O. Box MP 45, Mount Pleasant, Harare, Zimbabwe. StandingOrders for the journal and/or supplements, under which an invoice is sent priorto dispatch of the order, are welcomed.CONTENTSThe Death of Trees: An Essay on the NaturalEconomy of the Forest MJ. Swift 79Towards Public Enterprise: The Role ofCommunity Development in the Promotion ofCo-operatives — S. Agere 99Phelps-Stokesism and Education in Zimbabwe... R.J. Challiss 109RESEARCH REPORTPublic Transport in Harare J.D. Jordan 127ESSAY REVIEWSAfrican Marriage in Zimbabwe Joan P. May 139Patriotism or Profit: Nostalgic Memento orNegotiable Asset? R.S. Roberts 143Recent Works on the Zimbabwe LiberationMovement M. Sithole 149Shona Nomenclature G.P. Kahari andA.J.C. Pongweni 161