David Norman Beach (28 June 1943 – 15 February 1999) was a Zimbabwean historian.
[2] In his work on Great Zimbabwe, Beach has promoted the interpretation of the different complexes as dwellings of successive rulers, opposing the structuralist tradition favoured by historians such as Huffman.
When asked about his work, Nolan Chipo Makombe said "he is a comrade.
"[4] In 1983 when an interviewer from London referred to David Beach as British while interviewing Charles Utete, Utete responded dramatically saying "He (Beach) belongs to us, he does not belong to you.
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