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Light and Power for a Multiracial Nation: The Kariba Dam Scheme in the Central African Federation (Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies)
Julia Tischler
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Description for Light and Power for a Multiracial Nation: The Kariba Dam Scheme in the Central African Federation (Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies)
Hardcover. 'Modernisation' was one of the most pervasive ideologies of the twentieth century. Focusing on a case study of the Kariba Dam in central-southern Africa and based on an array of primary sources and interviews the book provides a nuanced understanding of development in the turbulent late 1950s, a time when most colonies moved towards independence. Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. Num Pages: 335 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; 3J; HBJH; HBT; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 550.
'Modernisation' was one of the most pervasive ideologies of the twentieth century. Focusing on a case study of the Kariba Dam in central-southern Africa and based on an array of primary sources and interviews the book provides a nuanced understanding of development in the turbulent late 1950s, a time when most colonies moved towards independence.
'Modernisation' was one of the most pervasive ideologies of the twentieth century. Focusing on a case study of the Kariba Dam in central-southern Africa and based on an array of primary sources and interviews the book provides a nuanced understanding of development in the turbulent late 1950s, a time when most colonies moved towards independence.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Series
Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series
Number of Pages
323
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137268761
SKU
V9781137268761
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99-15
About Julia Tischler
Julia Tischler is a Researcher in African History at the International Research Center 'Work and Human Lifecycle in Global History' at Humboldt-University, Berlin, Germany. Her PhD dissertation, on which her monograph is based, received the Hedwig-Hintze-Prize for the best doctoral thesis in History, awarded every two years by the German Historical Association (Verband der Historiker und Historikerinnen Deutschlands).
Reviews for Light and Power for a Multiracial Nation: The Kariba Dam Scheme in the Central African Federation (Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies)
"This was a book that needed to be written....It exists as an important addition to the historiography of development in sub-Saharan Africa." - Margaret Mielke, Modern African Studies "Light and Power tells in great and effective detail the story of a dam and a colonial moment. Tischler argues that the dam itself has been underreported in historical ... Read more