Adventures in Zambian politics : a story in black and white / Guy Scott.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Scott, Guy (Guy Lindsay), 1944- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Scott, Guy (Guy Lindsay), 1944-.

Scott, Guy.

Politicians--Zambia--Biography.

Politicians.

Zambia--Politics and government--1964-1991.

Zambia.

Zambia--Politics and government--1991-.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (279 pages)

Place of Publication:

Boulder, Colorado ; London : Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc., 2019.

Summary:

As Miles Larmer writes in the foreword, Adventures in Zambian Politics is unlike any political memoir you have ever read. It is ... A political history of Zambia from colonial times to the present. A revealing insider account of politics and government within a modern African state. A story about race in Africa. A chronicle of the rise and fall of two improbable political allies who wanted to change Zambian politics: Michael Sata, whose convoluted political career led him to become president in 2011, and Guy Scott, Sata's vice president and, after Sata's death, acting president of Zambia. Not least, it is a pleasure to read. Guy Scott's absorbing narrative of his career and Michael Sata's in the chaotic world of African politics tells a uniquely Zambian story. But it is also a special contribution to our understanding of democracy and democratization across Africa.

Contents:

Intro

Title page

Copyright page

Contents

Photographs

Foreword

Acknowledgments

Ch1- Prologue

Photograph: At the White House with Barack and Michelle Obama, attending the US-Africa Leaders' Summit, 2014

Wise Bemba Sayings for the Campaigner in Poetry

Ch2- The Plucky Little Devil

Ch3- "Northern Rhodesians"

Ch4- Sounds in the Forest

Photograph: Michael Sata puts up his hand to disagree with the preacher at St. Ignatius Catholic Church, 2011

Ch5- Young Michael Heads for Town

Ch6- The First Wind

Photograph: Former president of Zambia Kenneth Kaunda greeted by president of Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe in Pretoria, while Nelson Mandela lies in state

Ch7- Chimwela: The Second Wind

Note

Ch8- The Reign of King Fred

Ch9- Elements of Fudge

Ch10- X Years in the Wilderness,Y Days in Jail

Photograph: At the last Lusaka rally before the 2006 elections.

Photograph: Presidential nominations in 2011

Photograph: Campaigning in Chipata

Photograph: One of very many stops at a local radio station

Photograph: Walking between villages to drum up support

Photograph: Taking a rest, waiting for a rural meeting to begin

Ch11- Inside Looking Out

Ch12- Daily Business

Photograph: Visiting Kasenga Island in the Bangweulu swamps

Ch13- Double Dutch Syndrome

Exchange rate for Zambian kwacha to the dollar, 1996-2016

"Kwacha stays strong," an advertisementfrom a local company

Ch14- Chinese Whispers

Ch15- Good Neighborliness

Photograph: Arriving back from Gabon with the Africa Cup of Nations, 2012.

Photograph: With Kenneth Kaunda at Nelson Mandela's funeral in Qunu, December 2013

Ch16- The Not-So-Rough Guide

Ch17- Slow Death

Epilogue: A Quick Presidency, and After

Half a Government

Michael's death certificate

Night Birds.

Appointed by the Constitution: Acting President

Photograph: Michael's widow, Christine Kaseba

Party President

Handover and Run

Performance and Legacy

Feast and Famine: Deals and Debt

Full of Sound and Fury

Photograph: Michael and Guy on a private walk

Bibliography

Index

About the Book.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-62637-775-8

OCLC:

1066178770