Copper Empire von Larry Butler | Mining and the Colonial State in Northern Rhodesia, c.1930-64 | ISBN 9780230555266

Copper Empire

Mining and the Colonial State in Northern Rhodesia, c.1930-64

'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

Copper Empire

Name: Copper Empire
Author: Larry Butler

Mining and the Colonial State in Northern Rhodesia, c.1930-64

von Larry Butler

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.