Zambia - The First 50 Years

On 24 October 1964, the Republic of Zambia was formed, replacing the territory which had formerly been known as Northern Rhodesia. Fifty years on, Andrew Sardanis provides a sympathetic but critical insider's account of Zambia, from independence to the present. He paints a stark picture of Northern Rhodesia at decolonisation and the problems of the incoming government, presented with an immense uphill task of rebuilding the infrastructure of government and administration - civil service, law, local government and economic development. As a friend and colleague of many of the most prominent names in post-independence Zambia - from the presidencies of founding leader Kenneth Kaunda to the incumbent Michael Sata - Sardanis uses his unique eyewitness experience to provide an inside view of a country in transition.

Product details

• Authors: Andrew Sardanis, Sardanis Andrew
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.08.2019
• EAN: 9781350133891
• ISBN: 978-1-350-13389-1
• No. of pages: 384
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 235 mm x 20 mm
• Series: International Library of Afric; Print on demand; International Library of Afric
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, HISTORY / Africa / General, HISTORY / Africa / South / General, 21st century history: from c 2000 -, Zambia, Political corruption, Colonialism & imperialism, 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100, Political leaders & leadership, Public Administration, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Colonialism and imperialism, African History, Political leaders and leadership, Corruption in politics, government and society, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / General