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OverviewOn 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. Sardanis was a minister at the heart of the government and later a highly successful entrepreneur. 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 - he uses his unique eyewitness experience to provide an inside view of a country in transition. He looks at the highs and lows of Zambia's political development: a purposeful beginning followed by many blunders; confusion, at times bordering on chaos, interspersed with flashes of sensible action and good work.This book provides a detailed examination of the major events in Zambia's history since independence and their effect on the country's development and progress, based on Sardanis's in-depth knowledge of Zambia and its people and the inner workings of its government. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Andrew SardanisPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint: I.B. Tauris Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 24.10cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.771kg ISBN: 9781780768212ISBN 10: 1780768214 Pages: 384 Publication Date: 13 August 2014 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable  The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgements Map Introduction Prologue Part I: A Nation in the making Zambia Proud and Free Unprepared and Unready but Determined and Enthusiastic UDI: A New Landscape in Africa Hard Work and Fantasies Political Turbulence and Rhodesian Spies Fast Track for Zambian Business? Control of the Mines The Politicians Take over Sir Arthur Benson's Ghost The 100 million Dollar Con Part II: The UNIP Dictatorship 3. The Sole Custodians of the People's Interests 4. Kaunda and Thatcher Tango: Rhodesia Vanishes 5. A Maverick Troublemaker and a Gentlemen's Coup 6. Disarray Part III: New Brooms? 7. The Love Affair: Tricky Fred and the West 8. The Plunder 9. The Zambian Business Blossoms; The economy dips 10. Vengeance and Cruelty and Frustrated Ambition 11. Zambian Trials and the London Delusion 12. Konkola: The Sale of the Century 13. Few Successes and Many Failures 14. 'Steady As She Goes' 15. A Protectorate within a Protectorate is Pampered... 16. ... And Abandoned 17. The Hateful Western Province 18. Ba Mwine Zambia: 2011 19. The Civic Society Gets Uneasy 20. Arrests, Incarcerations and 'nolle prosequi' 21. President Sata and his future legacy Part IV: Taking Stock 22. Copper: our Boon and our Bane 23. Farmers and Charcoal Burners and Marketeers 24. 'To Learn and Learn More from the Learned' 25. Many Critics and Many Suitors 26. Epilogue Appendix I Northern Rhodesia Report 1929 Appendix II The Mining Agreements Appendix III Abrogation of the Mining Agreements Appendix IV The Tika Project Appendix V The Konkola Deal Appendix VI The Barotseland Agreement 1964 Appendix VII Glencore Comments on Mopani Tax Payments Notes GlossaryReviewsThis book makes a substantial and significant contribution to historiography on post-independence Zambia, offering new information and thoughtful analysis. As a book of reflections by an eyewitness, its approach is original, vivid and fresh. Nor is it only a history: for it offers a real, exciting sense of Zambia's future and potential, underpinned by the author's careful interrogation of current policies and plans.' Susan Williams, Fellow of the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, University of London Author InformationAndrew Sardanis was born and educated in colonial Cyprus, worked as a journalist and spent his life in Northern Rhodesia, later Zambia, where he developed his business interests, including work with multinationals, and was a member of the legislature and government. He is the author of Africa: Another Side of the Coin and A Venture in Africa (both I.B.Tauris). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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