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Victoria Falls and Colonial Imagination in British Southern Africa

Turning Water into Gold

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Authors:
  1. Andrea L. Arrington-Sirois

    1. Indiana State University, Terre Haute, USA

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  • Appeals to cultural historians, historians of southern Africa, religious historians, and historians of colonization and imperialism
  • Examines the tourist history of British Southern Africa as a cultural touchstone
  • Includes rare maps and images

Part of the book series: African Histories and Modernities (AHAM)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Introduction: Toward a Transcolonial History of Victoria Falls

    • Andrea L. Arrington-Sirois
    Pages 1-17

  3. “A Cataract on the Zambezi”: The Waterfalls in Precolonial Context

    • Andrea L. Arrington-Sirois
    Pages 19-58

  4. Lewanika’s Scramble for Africa: Barotseland and the British South Africa Company

    • Andrea L. Arrington-Sirois
    Pages 59-103

  5. Staking Their Claim: White Settlement at Victoria Falls

    • Andrea L. Arrington-Sirois
    Pages 105-141

  6. Performing Europe or Redefining African: The African Social Life of a Colonial Town

    • Andrea L. Arrington-Sirois
    Pages 143-178

  7. “What is the Trouble?”: Dispute and Discontent in North Western Rhodesia

    • Andrea L. Arrington-Sirois
    Pages 179-220

  8. ‘Of More Value to South Africa than all the Diamonds Ever Found or Dreamed:’ Victoria Falls and the Hydroelectric Power Scheme

    • Andrea L. Arrington-Sirois
    Pages 221-258

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 259-291
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About this book

This is the first full- length historical analysis of Victoria Falls. The text offers a critical examination of Victoria Falls providing new insight into the British Southern African project and reveals how Victoria Falls became one of the first modern African tourist destinations. This book makes a case for a critical reading of Victoria Falls as much more than a localized natural wonder.  Europeans with multiple and often competing agendas, as well as African leaders and laborers were brought into contact with one another at Victoria Falls.  Their visions of the past and hopes for the future shared Victoria Falls as a common point of inspiration.  The value these parties placed on the Falls extended far beyond its location on the Zambezi and had broad implications for the British Empire in Southern and Central Africa. 

Authors and Affiliations

  • Indiana State University, Terre Haute, USA

    Andrea L. Arrington-Sirois

About the author

Andrea L Arrington is Assistant Professor of History at Indiana State University, USA.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Victoria Falls and Colonial Imagination in British Southern Africa

  • Book Subtitle: Turning Water into Gold

  • Authors: Andrea L. Arrington-Sirois

  • Series Title: African Histories and Modernities

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-59693-2

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York

  • eBook Packages: History, History (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-59691-8Published: 23 March 2017

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-92806-4Published: 28 October 2020

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-59693-2Published: 22 March 2017

  • Series ISSN: 2634-5773

  • Series E-ISSN: 2634-5781

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XV, 291

  • Number of Illustrations: 8 b/w illustrations, 1 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: African History, History of Britain and Ireland, History of Sub-Saharan Africa, Modern History

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