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War and society in colonial Zambia, 1939-1953 / Alfred Tembo.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Tembo, Alfred, 1978- author.
- Series:
- War and militarism in African history.
- War and Militarism in African History
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- World War, 1939-1945--Zambia.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- War and society--Zambia.
- War and society.
- Zambia--History--1924-1953.
- Zambia.
- Genre:
- History.
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (269 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Athens, Ohio : Ohio University Press, [2021]
- Summary:
- "The first major study of its kind, this book shows-from a Zambian perspective-how Northern Rhodesia, then a British colony, organized and deployed human, military, and natural resources during the Second World War. New research and oral histories further demonstrate the war's social and industrial impact on Zambia in the immediate postwar period"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Military Labor Recruitment and Mobilization
- Southeast Asia, a Desperate Britain, and the Revival of African Rural Industries
- War and the Economics of the "Home Front"
- Strangers in Our Midst: The Dilemma of Hosting Polish War Refugees
- The Copper Mining Industry and the Allied War Effort
- Demobilization and the Great Disappointment of War Service
- Conclusion.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780821447482
- 0821447483
- OCLC:
- 1245956195
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