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Copper empiremining and the colonial state in Northern Rhodesia, c.1930-64 /

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Copper empireL.J. Butler.
Reminder of title:	mining and the colonial state in Northern Rhodesia, c.1930-64 /
Author:	Butler, L. J.
Published:	Basingstoke, Hampshire ;Palgrave Macmillan,2007.
Description:	xii, 426 p. :maps
Series:	Cambridge imperial and post-colonial studies series
Subject:	Copper mines and miningZambia.
Subject:	ZambiaCommercial policy.
Online resource:	access to fulltext (Palgrave)
ISBN:	9780230589766

Copper empiremining and the colonial state in Northern Rhodesia, c.1930-64 /
Butler, L. J.

Copper empiremining and the colonial state in Northern Rhodesia, c.1930-64 /[electronic resource] :L.J. Butler. - Basingstoke, Hampshire ;Palgrave Macmillan,2007. - xii, 426 p. :maps - Cambridge imperial and post-colonial studies series.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 395-412) and index.

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 theCentral African Federation (1949-1957) -- The demise of the Federation-- The miningindustry and Zambian independence -- Postscript: Northern Rhodesian copper mining: the prospects atindependence.

Copper Empire 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, encompassingdepression, wartime mobilisation and the Cold War, during which there were fundamental changes in the nature and context of colonial rule. Itexplores the vital importance of Northern Rhodesian copper to British economic and strategic interests, and to Britain's ambitious post-war plans to integrate its Central African territories. Against the background of the disintegration of the Central African Federation, the book examines the implications of decolonization for the Northern Rhodesian copper industry, and the industry's responses. Among the key themes addressed are contemporary debates on the ownership of mineral resources andon the colonial state's responsibility to promote and control mining development and the wealth it generated.

Electronic reproduction.
Basingstoke, England :
Palgrave Macmillan,
2009.

Mode of access:World Wide Web.

ISBN: 9780230589766

Standard No.: 10.1057/9780230589766doiSubjects--Topical Terms:

473378
Copper mines and mining
--Zambia.Subjects--Geographical Terms:

436328
Zambia
--Commercial policy.Index Terms--Genre/Form:

214472
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: TN446.Z33 / B88 2007eb

Dewey Class. No.: 968.94/02

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