Political Power and Colonial Development in British Central Africa - 1938 1960

This book focuses on the late colonial history of Zambia and Malawi, which between 1953 and 1963 were part of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland and on issues of social and economic development. The book examines the actual nature of rural economic change and discusses alternative visions of the future which were put forward.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. ‘Inheritance from the Past and Legacy to the Future’: Themes and Concepts
2. Background to Development Policies in Nyasaland and Northern Rhodesia, and the Road to Federation
3. White Ethnicity, Power and Development in Northern Rhodesia, 1938-1960s
4. ‘A White Man's Country’? Europeans, Politics and Race in Northern Rhodesia, 1938-1960s
5. Food, Land and Labour: Agricultural Development and Policies in Nyasaland, 1938-1961
6. Realities of ‘What Lies Ahead’: African Politics and Development Policies in Nyasaland to the 1960s
7. Conclusion - From Colonial Rule in 1938 to Independence in the 1960s

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Alan H. Cousins was Principal Lecturer at the College of St. Mark and St. John, Plymouth, and is now an independent researcher.

Zusammenfassung

This book focuses on the late colonial history of Zambia and Malawi, which between 1953 and 1963 were part of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland and on issues of social and economic development. The book examines the actual nature of rural economic change and discusses alternative visions of the future which were put forward.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Alan Cousins, Cousins Alan
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 01.01.2023
• EAN: 9781032320243
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3232024-3
• Seiten: 248
• Serie: Routledge Studies in Modern History
• Themen: Sachbuch > Geschichte > Sonstiges; Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Wirtschaft > Allgemeines, Lexika; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, HISTORY / General, 20th Century, HISTORY / Africa / General, HISTORY / Social History, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, Colonialism & imperialism, Economic history, c 1950 to c 1959, Central Africa, Colonialism and imperialism, African History, c 1960 to c 1969, c 1940 to c 1949, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / General