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Copper Empire : Mining and the Colonial State in Northern Rhodesia, c.1930-64 / by Larry Butler.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Butler, L. J. (Lawrence J.)
- Series:
- Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies, 2635-1641
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Africa--History.
- Africa.
- Asia--History.
- Asia.
- Economic history.
- Economic development.
- Great Britain--History.
- Great Britain.
- History, Modern.
- African History.
- Asian History.
- Economic History.
- Development Studies.
- History of Britain and Ireland.
- Modern History.
- Local Subjects:
- African History.
- Asian History.
- Economic History.
- Development Studies.
- History of Britain and Ireland.
- Modern History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (439 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed. 2007.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This is a study of the evolving relationship between the British colonial state and the copper mining industry in Northern Rhodesia, from the early stages of development to decolonization, encompassing depression, wartime mobilization and fundamental changes in the nature and context of colonial rule.
- Contents:
- The colonial state and the development of the Copperbelt
- Wartime mobilisation
- The post-war commodity boom (1946-1953)
- The debate on controlling the mining industry (1939-1952)
- The copperbelt and the Central African Federation (1949-1957)
- The demise of the Federation
- The mining industry and Zambian independence
- Postscript Northern Rhodesian copper mining: the prospects at independence.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786611780319
- 9781281780317
- 1281780316
- 9780230589766
- 0230589766
- OCLC:
- 314794090
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