Copper empire : mining and the colonial state in Northern Rhodesia, c.1930-64 / / L.J. Butler
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| Autore: |
Butler L. J (Lawrence J.)
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| Titolo: |
Copper empire : mining and the colonial state in Northern Rhodesia, c.1930-64 / / L.J. Butler
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| Pubblicazione: | New York, : Palgrave Macmillan, 2007 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. 2007. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (439 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 968.94/02 |
| Soggetto topico: | Copper mines and mining - Zambia |
| Copper industry and trade - Zambia | |
| 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 |
| ISBN: | 1-281-78031-6 |
| 9786611780319 | |
| 0-230-58976-6 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910808726103321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies, . 2635-1633