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



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Autore: Butler Larry Visualizza persona
Titolo: Copper Empire [[electronic resource] ] : Mining and the Colonial State in Northern Rhodesia, c.1930-64 / / by Larry Butler Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: London : , : Palgrave Macmillan UK : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2007
Edizione: 1st ed. 2007.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (439 p.)
Disciplina: 338.2743096894
968.94/02
968.9402
Soggetto topico: 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
Soggetto geografico: Zambia History
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.
Titolo autorizzato: Copper Empire  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-281-78031-6
9786611780319
0-230-58976-6
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910782399303321
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Serie: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies, . 2635-1633