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

Butler, L. J.

Copper empire mining and the colonial state in Northern Rhodesia, c.1930-64 / [electronic resource] : L.J. Butler. - New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2007. - xii, 426 p. : maps.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.






Copper mines and mining--Zambia.
Copper industry and trade--Zambia.


Zambia--History.


Electronic books.

TN446.Z33 / B88 2007

968.94/02