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First published in 1977,
A History of Rhodesia is a history of the origins and course of modern European occupation of 'Southern Rhodesia', 'Rhodesia' as it has been termed since the old 'Northern Rhodesia' became independent under the name Zambia in 1963.
List of contents
Introduction Part One: The Chartered Company 1. The Land and the early conquerors 2. The Ndebele kingdom 1700–1886 3. Cecil Rhodes 1853–89 4. The concession and the Charter 1888–89 5. The Pioneer column 1889–90 6. The Map is drawn 1890–91 7. Settlement and war 1890–93 8. Conquest 1893–95 9. Rebellion 1896–97 10. The aftermath 1897–1902 11. The rule of the Company 1902–18 Part Two: A Self-Governing Colony 12. Responsible government 1914–23 13. The new order 1923–31 14. The decline of the Rhodesian Party 1927–33 15. The Huggins era 1933–39 16. War and aftermath 1939–48 17. The origins of Federation 1945–51 18. Federation achieved 1951–53 Part Three: Federation and the White Backlash 19. Southern Rhodesian Society 1946–53 20. The heyday of Federation 1953–57 21. A turning point 1957 22. The fall of Todd 1957–58 23. The decline of the Federation 1956–60 24. The eclipse of Whitehead 1960–62 25. The Rhodesian Front 1962–63 26. The Fall of Field 1964 27. Smith 1964–65 28. UDI 1965 Epilogue 1965–77 Appendix: The Beit Trust
About the author
Robert Blake was an English historian. He was the author of the definitive biography of Disraeli. Educated at King Edward VI School, Norwich and Magdelan College, Oxford, where he took a First in Modern Greats, he served in the Royal Artillery during the war, became a prisoner of war in Italy from 1942–4, and escaped. He was Senior Proctor, 1959–60 and a Conservative member of the Oxford City Council, 1957–65.
Summary
First published in 1977, A History of Rhodesia is a history of the origins and course of modern European occupation of ‘Southern Rhodesia’, ‘Rhodesia’ as it has been termed since the old ‘Northern Rhodesia’ became independent under the name Zambia in 1963.
