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Victoria Falls and Colonial Imagination in British Southern Africa
Andrea L. Arrington-Sirois
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Description for Victoria Falls and Colonial Imagination in British Southern Africa
Hardback. Series: African Histories and Modernities. Num Pages: 263 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, 1 colour illustrations, 1 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1HFMW; 3JJ; HBJH; HBTB; HBTQ; KNAT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
This is the first full- length historical analysis of Victoria Falls. The text offers a critical examination of Victoria Falls providing new insight into the British Southern African project and reveals how Victoria Falls became one of the first modern African tourist destinations. This book makes a case for a critical reading of Victoria Falls as much more than a localized natural wonder. Europeans with multiple and often competing agendas, as well as African leaders and laborers were brought into contact with one another at Victoria Falls. Their visions of the past and hopes for the future shared Victoria Falls ... Read more
This is the first full- length historical analysis of Victoria Falls. The text offers a critical examination of Victoria Falls providing new insight into the British Southern African project and reveals how Victoria Falls became one of the first modern African tourist destinations. This book makes a case for a critical reading of Victoria Falls as much more than a localized natural wonder. Europeans with multiple and often competing agendas, as well as African leaders and laborers were brought into contact with one another at Victoria Falls. Their visions of the past and hopes for the future shared Victoria Falls ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
263
Condition
New
Series
African Histories and Modernities
Number of Pages
291
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137596918
SKU
V9781137596918
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99-15
About Andrea L. Arrington-Sirois
Andrea L Arrington is Assistant Professor of History at Indiana State University, USA.
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