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Record Nr.

UNINA9910811909903321

Titolo

One Zambia, many histories [[electronic resource] ] : towards a history of post-colonial Zambia / / edited by Jan-Bart Gewald, Marja Hinfelaar, Giacomo Macola

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2008

ISBN

1-283-06153-8

9786613061539

90-474-3319-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (316 p.)

Collana

Afrika-Studiecentrum series, , 1570-9310 ; ; v. 12

Altri autori (Persone)

GewaldJan-Bart

HinfelaarMarja

MacolaGiacomo

Disciplina

968.9404

Soggetti

Postcolonialism - Zambia

Zambia History 1964-

Zambia Politics and government 1964-1991

Zambia Politics and government 1991-

Zambia Economic conditions 1964-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Harry Mwaanga Nkumbula, UNIP and the roots of authoritarianism in nationalist Zambia / Giacomo Macola -- Rebellion or massacre? : the UNIP-Lumpa conflict revisited / David M. Gordon -- 'You can't fight guns with knives' : national security and Zambian responses to UDI, 1965-1973 / Andrew J. DeRoche -- Enemies within? : opposition to the Zambian one-party state, 1972-1980 / Miles Larmer -- Legitimizing powers : the political role of the Roman Catholic church, 1972-1991 / Marja Hinfelaar -- Towards a history of the charismatic churches in post-colonial Zambia / Austin M. Cheyeka -- Islam in post-colonial Zambia / Felix J. Phiri -- 'The devil you know' : the impact of the mulungushi economic reforms on retail trade in rural Zambia, with special reference to Susman Brothers & Wulfsohn, 1968-80 / Hugh Macmillan -- The informalization of Lusaka's economy : regime change, ultra-modern markets, and street vending, 1972-2004 / K.



Tranberg Hansen -- Fighting for democracy of the pocket : the labour movement in the Third Republic / Friday E. Mulenga -- Gender and politics : the Zambia national women's lobby group in the 2001 tripartite elections / Bizeck J. Phiri -- Subsidiary sovereignty and the constitution of political space in Zambia? / Jeremy Gould.

Sommario/riassunto

In contrast to the rich tradition of academic analysis and understanding of the pre-colonial and colonial history of Zambia, the country’s post-colonial trajectory has been all but ignored by historians. The assumptions of developmentalism, the cultural hegemony of the United National Independence Party’s orthodoxy and its conflation with national interests, and a narrow focus on Zambia’s diplomatic role in Southern African affairs, have all contributed to a dearth of studies centring on the diverse lived experiences of Zambians. Inspired by an international conference held in Lusaka in August 2005, and presenting a broad range of essays on different aspects of Zambia’s post-colonial experience, this collection seeks to lay the foundations for a future process of sustained scholarly enquiry into the country’s most recent past.