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Copper Empire

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

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  1. L. J. Butler
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Part of the book series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies (CIPCSS)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Introduction

    • L. J. Butler
    Pages 1-13

  3. The Colonial State and the Development of the Copperbelt Origins

    • L. J. Butler
    Pages 14-59

  4. Wartime Mobilisation

    • L. J. Butler
    Pages 60-105

  5. The Post-War Commodity Boom (1946–1953)

    • L. J. Butler
    Pages 106-145

  6. The Debate on Controlling the Mining Industry (1939–1952)

    • L. J. Butler
    Pages 146-193

  7. The Copperbelt and the Central African Federation (1949–1957)

    • R. E. Robinson
    Pages 194-232

  8. The Demise of the Federation

    • L. J. Butler
    Pages 233-254

  9. The Mining Industry and Zambian Independence

    • L. J. Butler
    Pages 255-292

  10. Postscript Northern Rhodesian Copper Mining: The Prospects at Independence

    • L. J. Butler
    Pages 293-299

  11. Conclusion

    • L. J. Butler
    Pages 300-306

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 307-426
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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.

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'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

About the author

LARRY BUTLER was educated at the Polytechnic of North London and King's College London, UK. He has taught at the University of East Anglia since 2002. Among his previous publications are Industrialisation and the British Colonial State: West Africa, 1939-1951 and Britain and Empire: Adjusting to a Post-Imperial World

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