{"product_id":"zambia-then-and-now-colonial-rulers-and-their-african-successors-kegan-paul-africa-library-9780710313430","title":"Zambia Then and Now Colonial Rulers and Their","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten by a member of the last generation of British Colonial Service Officers in Africa, the book seeks to place both colonial rulers and their African successors in the context of history and the circumstances of their time, viewing their achievements and failures critically but not unsympathetically and comparing colonial society with that of the independent African country that Northern Rhodesia has become. Colonialism is viewed at the day to day level of the administration of a rural district by four officers and a handful of African district messengers, who worked together without even a telephone to assist them. With a wealth of detail that can only come from experience, Grant's work makes an important contribution to the understanding of a time, place, period and practices that are only now being considered in a balanced way. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'This is, in many ways, a valuable book, giving insights meaningful and important to\u003cbr\u003eunderstanding today's Africa' - Stephen Haines, The OSCAR, January 2008\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'...Mr.Grant has produced a very readable and interesting book...' - Richard Davenport, Zambian Traveller, January 2009\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart A: Memoirs of a Colonial District Officer, 1958 To 1961\u003c\/strong\u003e 1. Beginnings 2. People and Powers 3. The Place 4. Law and Order 5. The Job 6. Africans 7. District Officer on Tour 8. Events 9. Domestic Arrangements and Pastimes 10. Reflections 11. Endings \u003cstrong\u003ePart B: From British Colony to Independence and Beyond\u003c\/strong\u003e 12. Zambian Politics, 1950 to 2006 \u003cstrong\u003ePart C: Zambia Now: Impressions of a Retired District Officer, Returning 45 Years Later\u003c\/strong\u003e 13. Diary of a Bwana Who Came Back, from June 24th to July 25th, 2006 14. Zambia’s Economy 15. From Then to Now: What Has Changed\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kegan Paul","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49404040806743,"sku":"9780710313430","price":142.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/zambia-then-and-now-colonial-rulers-and-their-african-successors-kegan-paul-africa-library-9780710313430","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}