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Record Nr.

UNINA9910956185903321

Autore

Butler L. J (Lawrence J.)

Titolo

Copper Empire : Mining and the Colonial State in Northern Rhodesia, c.1930-64 / / by Larry Butler

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Palgrave Macmillan UK : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2007

ISBN

9786611780319

9781281780317

1281780316

9780230589766

0230589766

Edizione

[1st ed. 2007.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (439 p.)

Collana

Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies, , 2635-1641

Disciplina

968.94/02

Soggetti

Africa - History

Asia - History

Economic history

Economic development

Great Britain - History

History, Modern

African History

Asian History

Economic History

Development Studies

History of Britain and Ireland

Modern History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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.