| Zambia: The First 50 Years Contributor(s): Sardanis, Andrew (Author) |
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ISBN: 1350133892 ISBN-13: 9781350133891 Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic OUR PRICE: $29.40 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Modern - 20th Century - Political Science | Colonialism & Post-colonialism - History | Africa - General |
| Dewey: 968.940 |
| Series: International Library of African Studies |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6.2" W x 9.2" (1.40 lbs) 384 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Southern Africa - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Cultural Region - African - Chronological Period - 1950-1999 - Chronological Period - 21st Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: On 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. 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 - Sardanis uses his unique eyewitness experience to provide an inside view of a country in transition. |