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Can you smell the rain? : from communism and war to democracy and peace, from boardroom intrigue to private islands : a memoir of Mozambique / John Hewlett.
Lippincott Library HC890 .H385 2016
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hewlett, John, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Economic development--Mozambique.
- Economic development.
- Hewlett, John.
- Mozambique--Economic conditions--1975-.
- Mozambique.
- Economic conditions.
- Mozambique--Politics and government--1975-1994.
- Politics and government.
- Mozambique--Politics and government--1994-.
- Genre:
- Autobiographies.
- Physical Description:
- 192 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
- Other Title:
- Memoir of Mozambique
- Place of Publication:
- Pinetown, South Africa : 30° South Publishers (Pty) Ltd, 2016.
- Summary:
- This is the story of a farmer and pilot raised in colonial Kenya who went on to play an active role in Mozambican politics whilst leading Lonrho's foreign investment in that country. John Hewlett moved to Mozambique in 1985 from Zambia. Mozambique was a Marxist-Leninist poverty stricken lost paradise. This was a life during a vicious civil war which led to democracy and peace. After a Lonrho boardroom coup he left the company. Hewlett went back to basks to invest in small scale farmers and develop a luxury private island. This is a true African tale of persistence and tenacity. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- Chapter 1 A colonial childhood 17
- Chapter 2 A Zambian life in the frying pan 21
- Chapter 3 Into the fire 29
- Chapter 4 A "Tiny" piece of history 37
- Chapter 5 Mozambique revisited, get farming going... 43
- Chapter 6 In Maputo, the streets are clean... 48
- Chapter 7 Samora looked West 53
- Chapter 8 You are on your own! 57
- Chapter 9 Diversifying business... and sing for your aid 64
- Chapter 10 Rumble in the jungle 71
- Chapter 11 Go east young man! 78
- Chapter 12 Bravest of the brave 83
- Chapter 13 Beginning of the end 86
- Chapter 14 Who to Pik? 93
- Chapter 15 Going to Rome! 115
- Chapter 16 Lay down your arms, look for solutions... 118
- Chapter 17 Clearing mines 127
- Chapter 18 Boardroom battles 132
- Chapter 19 The first vote 137
- Chapter 20 A company boardroom coup 140
- Chapter 21 A man of independent thinking 143
- Chapter 22 No work, no pay 150
- Chapter 23 A chance meeting on the elephant trail 156
- Chapter 24 I will put you on hold 162
- Chapter 25 Those shells are your wealth... 165
- Chapter 26 Move to the island time 169
- Chapter 27 Let the cotton begin, at island time 173
- Chapter 28 An island found, with unpretentious luxury... 175
- Chapter 29 Is there a sell-by date? 178
- Chapter 30 Whatever the consequences! 186.
- ISBN:
- 9781928359029
- 1928359027
- OCLC:
- 971345845
- Publisher Number:
- 99972820887
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