Copper empire : mining and the colonial state in Northern Rhodesia, c.1930-64

Publication Data

• Title Copper empire : mining and the colonial state in Northern Rhodesia, c.1930-64
• Author L. J. Butler
• Publisher Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication date 2007
• Publication location Basingstoke
• Language English

Contents

The colonial state and the development of the Copperbelt
Wartime mobilisation
The post-war commodity boom (1946-1953)
The debate on controlling the mining industry (1939-1952)
The copperbelt and the Central African Federation (1949-1957)
The demise of the Federation
The mining industry and Zambian independence
Postscript Northern Rhodesian copper mining: the prospects at independence.

Topics

• Copper industry and trade :: Zambia
• Copper mines and mining :: Zambia
• Northern Rhodesia :: History
• Northern Rhodesia

Copper empire : mining and the colonial state in Northern Rhodesia, c.1930-64 by L. J. Butler. ISBN 9780230555266. Published by Palgrave Macmillan in 2007. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.