Description for Copper Empire
Paperback. This is a study of the evolving relationship between the British colonial state and the copper mining industry in Northern Rhodesia, from the early stages of development to decolonization, encompassing depression, wartime mobilization and fundamental changes in the nature and context of colonial rule. Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. Num Pages: 438 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; HBJD1; HBJF; HBJH; HBL; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
This is a study of the evolving relationship between the British colonial state and the copper mining industry in Northern Rhodesia, from the early stages of development to decolonization, encompassing depression, wartime mobilization and fundamental changes in the nature and context of colonial rule.
This is a study of the evolving relationship between the British colonial state and the copper mining industry in Northern Rhodesia, from the early stages of development to decolonization, encompassing depression, wartime mobilization and fundamental changes in the nature and context of colonial rule.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
438
Condition
New
Series
Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series
Number of Pages
426
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349364138
SKU
V9781349364138
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99-15
About Larry Butler
LARRY BUTLER was educated at the Polytechnic of North London and King's College London, UK. He has taught at the University of East Anglia since 2002. Among his previous publications are Industrialisation and the British Colonial State: West Africa, 1939-1951 and Britain and Empire: Adjusting to a Post-Imperial World
Reviews for Copper Empire
'A valuable contribution to the historiography of business in central Africa, particularly during the period of decolonisation.' Andrew Cohen, The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History