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A house in Zambia : recollections of the ANC and Oxfam at 250 Zambezi Road, Lusaka, 1967-97 / edited by Robin Palmer.
Van Pelt Library DT1949.S425 S57 2008
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Simons, R. E. (Ray Esther).
- Simons, H. J. (Harold Jack).
- OXFAM-Zambia--History.
- OXFAM-Zambia.
- Humanitarian assistance, British--Zambia.
- Humanitarian assistance, British.
- Simons, H. J. (Harold Jack)--Homes and haunts--Zambia.
- Simons, H. J.
- Simons, R. E. (Ray Esther)--Homes and haunts--Zambia.
- Simons, R. E.
- Smith, Susanna.
- Civil rights workers--Zambia.
- Civil rights workers.
- Anti-apartheid activists--South Africa--Biography.
- Anti-apartheid activists.
- History.
- South Africa.
- Zambia.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 169 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Lusaka, Zambia : Bookworld Publishers, 2008.
- Summary:
- This is a story about a house with a history and about the people who lived or worked there. It captures something of the spirit of the times in the worlds of politics and development, and it discusses the links which were established between Oxfam GB in Zambia and the African National Congress of South Africa.
- Contents:
- 1. Background. Introduction / Robin Palmer
- The story of a house - 250 Zambezi Road, Roma Township, Lusaka: the Simons, the ANC and Oxfam / Hugh Macmillan
- 'Entabeni' - a home in Lusaka away from home / Tanya Barben
- Oxfam in Southern Africa in the 1980s / Peter Wiles
- Oxfam's support to the ANC in Zambia in the 1980s / Robin Palmer. 2. The Oxfam representatives in Zambia. Susie Smith (1979-84)
- Anne Lloyd-Williams (interim, mid 1984)
- Mike Edwards (1984-88)
- Pushpanath (1988-92)
- Lucy Muyoyea (1993-97) . 3. The Oxfam desk officer and regional manager. Robin Palmer (1987-95)
- Buying 250 Zambezi Road for Oxfam (1990-92) / Robin Palmer. 4. The incredible Oxfam staff. Dorothy Chikula (1980-93)
- Malatino Daka (1980-98)
- Wilson Kaonza (1981-96)
- Lazarous Chewe (1989-95)
- Victor Pelekamoyo (1992-97). 5. Some friends of Oxfam. 250 Zambezi Road, a friend's view / Gabriel C. Banda
- A recollection of 250 Zambezi Road, Lusaka in 1982-83 / Sue Cavanna. 6. Two postscripts, 2004-05. Susanna 'Susie' Smith returns to Zambia after seventeen years, October 2004 / Gabriel C. Banda
- Susie Smith's final visit to Zambia, May 2005 / Martin Kalungu-Banda. 7. Closing thoughts. Obituary for Susanna 'Susie' Smith / Kevin Watkins
- Closing thoughts / Izzy Birch (1986-93)
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical footnotes.
- ISBN:
- 9789982240512
- 998224051X
- OCLC:
- 311036490
- Publisher Number:
- 99937586317
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