Zambia, then and now : colonial rulers and their African successors

Author/Creator:

Grant, William D.

Publication/Creation:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2009

Format:

Book

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Full Title:

Zambia, then and now : colonial rulers and their African successors / William D. Grant

Subjects/Genre

Subjects:

Grant, William D.
Grant, William D.--Travel--Zambia
Colonial administrators--Zambia--Mwinilunga District--Biography
Zambia--History--1953-1964
Zambia--History--1964-
Zambia--Colonial influence
Mwinilunga District (Zambia)--History--20th century
Great Britain--Colonies--Officials and employees--Biography
Zambia--Description and travel

Description/Summary

Table of Contents:

Part A. Memoirs of a colonial district officer, 1958 to 1961. Beginnings -- People and powers -- The place -- Law and order -- The job -- Africans -- Images -- District officer on tour -- Events -- Domestic arrangements and pastimes -- Reflections -- Endings -- Part B. From British colony to independence and beyond. Zambian politics, 1950 to 2006 -- Part C. Zambia now : impressions of a retired district officer, returning 45 years later. Diary of a Bwana who came back, from June 24th to July 25th, 2006 -- Images -- Zambia's economy -- From then to now : what has changed.

Bibliography:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-324) and index.

Language:

English

Physical Type/Description:

xiv, 327 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Additional Identifiers

Catalog ID (MMSID):

990022942720302486

ISBN:

0710313438 (hbk. : alk. paper)
020388390X (ebook)
9780710313430 (hbk. : alk. paper)
9780203883907 (ebook)

OCLC Number:

234175968

Barcode:

010001369498