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History If you would like to suggest a book or write a review for this section, please let me know. The Welensky Papers: a History of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland. By J.R.T. Wood. Very rarely does a tiny segment of the millennia old history of Africa come along in which one is very fortunate to play a role, indeed a role in which one knows all of the participants and is involved in the subtle and intriguing political nuances. Such an historical segment was, for me, the rise and fall of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland. In addition to having been an active participant in much of this history-making episode, I have in my personal library, almost every book and brochure that deals in full or in part with this most important period, and with the three independent nations that succeeded the Federation, Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe. From the point of view of historical fact, thoroughness and clarity, none compares with the superb, biographical effort of Professor Wood to analyze, distill and present the copious papers of Sir Roy Welensky, one of the principal architects of Federation and its’ Prime Minister from November, 1956, until its official dissolution under the RHODESIA AND NYASALAND ACT (1963), at midnight, December 31, 1963. On the face of it, some would incorrectly say that this is a very minor historical playlet, not really worthy of great study. I would disagree. This period is in essence the story of British settlers coming together with the blessings of the mighty British government to militantly impose their will against the Africans of the three territories of Nyasaland, Northern and Southern Rhodesia. This is the story of how determined and valiant men and women led by Dr. H. Kamuzu Banda of Nyasaland and Dr. Kenneth David Kaunda of Northern Rhodesia fought for and won their battle against colonial rule and for self government. Bereft of funds and despite physical abuse, prison and the military might of the Federation, they triumphed. The Federation collapsed and British rule ended forever in Central Africa. As one who has had research access to Sir Roy's papers at the Bodleian Library at Oxford, I marvel at Professor Wood's scholarship, perceptiveness and biographical sensitivity which enabled him to distill this historical treasure trove into 1330 detailed yet highly readable pages. Despite the intense animosity which existed between many of the adversaries during the fight, Professor Wood is successful in portraying Sir Roy's surprisingly even handed and fair treatment of his political enemies, both British and African. Petulant and arrogant during his leadership years, Welensky's written legacy shows a decidedly different attitude of understanding towards his Federation enemies. In the final analysis, all of the players were fighting tooth and nail for what they believed in, and thanks to Professor Wood's very competent analysis of Sir Roy's papers, we are left with what I consider to be the most important written description of this very complex and important historical period. This is a "must read" for any scholar of British colonial history or for anyone fascinated, as I am, with "right, triumphing over might". Great Epic Books has acquired the entire remaining stock of this magnificent volume from the Ernest Oppenheimer Memorial Trust. Supply is quite limited. This exquisitely produced, signed limited edition, will command pride of place in any Africana library. (Book review and image courtesy and copyright © of Great Epic Book ReviewsTM. The original review may be read at www.greatepicbooks.com/review/november98.html, where you will find for sale the deluxe limited signed edition. These are numbered 1 to 200 and signed by Sir Roy Welensky and Professor J.R.T. Wood. A signed Christmas card from Dr. H. Kamuzu Banda and a signed note from Dr. Kenneth D. Kaunda, Sir Roy's principal Federation adversaries, are included with each volume. Elegantly bound in royal blue calf with raised bands and gilt titles, enclosed in a matching slipcase with matching velvet lining. The encased volume is presented in a full colour, descriptive, heavy cardboard box. Overall, a beautifully produced publishing masterpiece of which Sir Ernest would be eminently proud. Dr. Donal Brody of Great Epic Books has agreed to extend a 20% discount against the listed price of this masterpiece to visitors to the GNR.) Get more information or buy this book from Great Epic Books in the US. Get more information or buy this book from Amazon in the US. This book not available from Indigo in Canada. This book not available from Amazon in the UK. ¤ ¤ ¤ Historical Dictionary of Zambia (2nd Edition) -- (African Historical Dictionaries, No. 19). By John J. Grotpeter, Brian V. Siegel, James R. Pletcher, J.I. Pletcher. No review available. Get more information or buy this book from Amazon in the US. Get more information or buy this book from Indigo in Canada. Get more information or buy this book from Amazon in the UK. ¤ ¤ ¤ Vet in Africa: Life on the Zambezi 1913-1933 -- Selected Letters and Memoirs of John Smith. By John Smith, Tony Bagnall Smith (Editor). Table of Contents Foreword Acknowledgements Prologue Introduction Chapter 1 John Smith, Veterinary Surgeon Chapter 2 Off to Africa Chapter 3 Setting Foot in Africa Chapter 4 The History of Zambia Chapter 5 Ready for the Bulls Chapter 6 Preparing to Trek Chapter 7 My First Trek Chapter 8 An Unusual Christmas Chapter 9 Sour Milk and Crocodiles Chapter 10 Shangive: Medicine Chief Chapter 11 Slave Trade, 1914 Chapter 12 Our Food and Our Fun Chapter 13 Out on Trek and Back on Form Chapter 14 Egrets and Hippos Chapter 15 Two Lions and Two Ponies Chapter 16 Unknowingly at War Chapter 17 Waiting for News Chapter 18 A Nightmare Journey Chapter 19 Dancing the Fever Away Chapter 20 Blushing Beneath His Tan Chapter 21 Death of the Chief Chapter 22 The Mosquito Has the Last Bite Chapter 23 'Doing His Bit' Chapter 24 My New Life and My Old Chapter 25 Crown Colony Chapter 26 The Club Chapter 27 Morena, Noka E Eli (Chief, the River Has Gone) Chapter 28 Mining, Benefits and Problems Chapter 29 Agriculture, My Responsibility Chapter 30 A Momentous Decision Epilogue Postscript Index Get more information or buy this book from Amazon in the US. Get more information or buy this book from Indigo in Canada. Get more information or buy this book from Amazon in the UK. ¤ ¤ ¤ The Beginnings of Nyasaland and North-eastern Rhodesia, 1859-1895. By A. J. Hanna. This book traces the early history of missionary and commercial activity in the region of Lakes Nyasa and Tanganyika, and explains how the British Government's increasing interest in that region eventually led to political control. (Amazon.com Book Review.) Get more information or buy this book from Amazon in the US. Get more information or buy this book from Indigo in Canada. Get more information or buy this book from Amazon in the UK. ¤ ¤ ¤ Africa as I have known it; Nyasaland -- East Africa -- Liberia -- Sâenâegal. By R.C.F. Maugham. No review available. Get more information or buy this book from Amazon in the US. This book not available from Indigo in Canada. This book not available from Amazon in the UK. ¤ ¤ ¤ State of Emergency: Crisis in Central Africa, Nyasaland 1959-1960 (International Library of African Studies, 7). By C.A. Baker. No review available. Get more information or buy this book from Amazon in the US. Get more information or buy this book from Indigo in Canada. Get more information or buy this book from Amazon in the UK. ¤ ¤ ¤ Keeping House in Lusaka. By Karen Tranberg Hansen. This book pens a window on the experiences of urban people living through one of Africa's most dramatic economic declines in the postcolonial era by focusing on such broad themes as household dynamics, gender politics, and informal economy in Mtendere. The author argues that African urbanism is not purely a product of colonialism but a result of a wide variety of influences both local and foreign. (Amazon.com Book Review.) Get more information or buy this book from Amazon in the US. Get more information or buy this book from Indigo in Canada. Get more information or buy this book from Amazon in the UK. ¤ ¤ ¤ An Introduction to the History of Central Africa. By Alfred John Wills. No review available. Get more information or buy this book from Amazon in the US. Get more information or buy this book from Indigo in Canada. Get more information or buy this book from Amazon in the UK. ¤ ¤ ¤ A History of Zambia. By Andrew Roberts. No review available. Get more information or buy this book from Amazon in the US. This book not available from Indigo in Canada. Get more information or buy this book from Amazon in the UK. ¤ ¤ ¤ The Romance of the Posts of Rhodesia, British Central Africa, and Nyasaland; and, The Cancellations of the Rhodesias and Nyasaland. By H.C. Dann. No review available. Get more information or buy this book from Amazon in the US. This book not available from Indigo in Canada. This book not available from Amazon in the UK. ¤ ¤ ¤ Nyasaland under the Foreign Office. By Hector Livingston Duff. No review available. Get more information or buy this book from Amazon in the US. This book not available from Indigo in Canada. This book not available from Amazon in the UK. ¤ ¤ ¤ Nyasaland and Northern Rhodesia: Corridor to the North. By Norman Hall Pollock. No review available. Get more information or buy this book from Amazon in the US. This book not available from Indigo in Canada. This book not available from Amazon in the UK. ¤ ¤ ¤ The Copper Industry in Zambia. By Simon Cunningham. No review available. Get more information or buy this book from Amazon in the US. Get more information or buy this book from Indigo in Canada. This book not available from Amazon in the UK. ¤ ¤ ¤ African Experience: An Education Officer in Northern Rhodesia (Zambia). By T.E. Dorman. No review available. Get more information or buy this book from Amazon in the US. Get more information or buy this book from Indigo in Canada. Get more information or buy this book from Amazon in the UK. ¤ ¤ ¤ An Introduction to the History of Central Africa. By Alfred John Wills. No review available. Get more information or buy this book from Amazon in the US. Get more information or buy this book from Indigo in Canada. Get more information or buy this book from Amazon in the UK. ¤ ¤ ¤ Government Policy and Public Enterprise Performance in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Case Studies of Tanzania and Zambia, 1964-1984. By J. Wagona Makoba. Table of Contents FOREWORD ACKNOWLEDGMENTS CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1. Introduction 1.2. The Post-colonial African State and the Economy 1.3. Public Enterprises in Sub-Saharan Africa 1.4. The Politics of Economic Management 1.5. State Control of Public Enterprises in Africa 1.6. The Future of Public Enterprises in Sub-Saharan Africa 1.7. The State-Market Debate 1.8. Beyond the State-Market Debate 1.9. Context and Economic Development in Developing Countries 1.10. The Research Focus and the Objective of the Study 1.11. Theoretical Context of the Study 1.12. The Sociopolitical Context of Managerial Action in Africa 1.13. Research Design and Methodology 1.11. Organization of Chapters CHAPTER 2 FOREIGN ECONOMIC DOMINATION, PUBLIC ENTERPRISE FORMATION AND STATE CONTROL OF THE ECONOMY IN TANZANIA 2.1. Introduction 2.2. Foreign Domination and State Control of the Economy in Tanzania 2.2.1. TANU Leadership's Nationalist and Socialialist Orientation 2.2.2. Economic and Political Problems Facing TANU between 1961 and 2.3. The Arusha Declaration, Nationalization and the Post-colonial State 2.3.1. The 1967 Arusha Declaration 2.3.2. Nationalization and the Leadership Code 2.4. Summary and Conclusion CHAPTER 3 FOREIGN ECONOMIC DOMINATION, PUBLIC ENTERPRISE FORMATION AND STATE CONTROL OF THE ECONOMY IN ZAMBIA 3.1. Introduction 3.2. Foreign Economic Domination and the Colonial State 3.3. Regional Competition for Political and Economic Resources 3.4. Rhodesia's UDI and Regionalism Reconsidered 3.5. Zambian Humanism and State Control of the Economy 3.6. From Mulungushi to Matero: The Economic Reforms of 1968, 1969, and 1970 3.7. Economic Reforms and the Post-colonial State 3.8. Summary and Conclusion 3.9. A Comparative View of State Intervention in the National Economies of Tanzania and Zambia CHAPTER 4 STATE CONTROL OF THE ECONOMY AND CLASS FORMATION IN TANZANIA 4.1. Introduction 4.2. The Concepts of Class and Class Formation 4.2.1. Class as a Relation 4.2.2. Class Formation 4.3. The Class Structure of Tanzania 4.3.1. The Colonial Class Structure 4.3.2. Changes in the Class Structure 4.4. Summary and Conclusion CHAPTER 5 STATE CONTROL OF THE ECONOMY AND CLASS FORMATION IN ZAMBIA 5.1. Introduction 5.2. The Colonial Class Structure 5.3. Changes in the Class Structure of Zambia 5.4. Summary and Conclusion 5.5. A Comparative Analysis of Class Formation and Class Relations in Contemporary Tanzanian and Zambian Societies CHAPTER 6 STATE CONTROL OF THE ECONOMY AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISE GROWTH IN TANZANIA 6.1. Introduction 6.2. The Growth of the Public Enterprise Sector 6.2.1. The Growth of the National Development Corporation 6.3. Parastatal Growth and Expenditure 6.3.1. Parastatal Growth and the Need for Financial Resources 6.4. Summary and Conclusion CHAPTER 7 STATE AND NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (NDC) RESPONSES TO PARASTATAL GROWTH IN TANZANIA 7.1. Introduction 7.2. State Response to Parastatal Growth 7.2.1. The Holding Parastatal Organizations 7.2.2. The Sectoral (or Parent) Ministries 7.2.3. The President 7.3. NDC Response to Parastatal Reorganization and Bureaucratic Control 7.4. Summary and Conclusion CHAPTER 8 PUBLIC ENTERPRISE GROWTH AND EXPANSION IN ZAMBIA 8.1. Introduction 8.2. The Growth of the Public Enterprise Sector 8.3. The Growth of the Industrial Development Corporation (INDECO) 8.3.1. Parastatal Growth and Expenditure 8.4. State and INDECO Responses to Parastatal Growth 8.4.1. State Response to Parastatal Growth 8.4.2. INDECO's Response to Parastatal Growth 8.5. Summary and Conclusion 8.6. Public Enterprise Growth and State Responses in Tanzania and Zambia: A Comparative View CHAPTER 9 STATE CONTROL OF THE ECONOMY AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISE PERFORMANCE IN TANZANIA: THE CASE OF THE NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION 9.1. Introduction 9.2. Conceptual and Analytical Problems of Public Enterprise Performance in Sub-Saharan Africa 9.3. The Financial Performance of NDC Subsidiary Companies 9.4. The Capacity Utilization of the NDC Group of Companies 9.5. Summary and Conclusion CHAPTER 10 STATE CONTROL OF THE ZAMBIAN ECONOMY AND THE PERFORMANCE OF THE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION 10.1. Introduction 10.2. The Financial Performance of INDECO Subsidiary Companies 10.3. The Capacity Utilization of the INDECO Group of Companies 10.4. Public Control and Public Enterprise Performance 10.4.1. The Financial Performance of NDC in Tanzania and INDECO in Zambia 10.4.2. The Capacity Utilization of Public Enterprises in Tanzania and Zambia 10.5. Tentative Conclusions and Implications of the State Control of the Economy for Public Enterprise Performance in Africa CHAPTER 11 SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS, AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS 11.1. Introduction 11.2. Summary and Conclusions 11.3. Major Findings of This Study 11.4. Lessons from the Development Policies and Strategies Adopted by Tanzania and Zambia 11.5. Policy Implications 11.6. Future Research APPENDIX BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX Get more information or buy this book from Amazon in the US. Get more information or buy this book from Indigo in Canada. Get more information or buy this book from Amazon in the UK. ¤ ¤ ¤ For Prayer and Profit: The Ritual, Economic and Social Importance of Beer in Gwembe District, Zambia, 1950-1982. By Elizabeth Colson and Thayer Scudder. No review available. Get more information or buy this book from Amazon in the US. Get more information or buy this book from Indigo in Canada. Get more information or buy this book from Amazon in the UK. ¤ ¤ ¤ To Independence and Beyond: Memoirs of a Colonial Commonwealth Civil Servant. By Peter Snelson. No review available. Get more information or buy this book from Amazon in the US. Get more information or buy this book from Indigo in Canada. Get more information or buy this book from Amazon in the UK. ¤ ¤ ¤ Specimens of Bantu Folklore from Northern Rhodesia. By J. Torrend. No review available. Get more information or buy this book from Amazon in the US. Get more information or buy this book from Indigo in Canada. Get more information or buy this book from Amazon in the UK. ¤ ¤ ¤ Protestant Mission Education in Zambia 1880-1954. By John Ragsdale. No review available. Get more information or buy this book from Amazon in the US. Get more information or buy this book from Indigo in Canada. This book not available from Amazon in the UK. ¤ ¤ ¤ Man on the Kafue: The Archaeology and History of the Itezhitezhi Area of Zambia. By Robin M. Derricourt. No review available. Get more information or buy this book from Amazon in the US. Get more information or buy this book from Indigo in Canada. Get more information or buy this book from Amazon in the UK. ¤ ¤ ¤ Zambian Crisis Behaviour: Confronting Rhodesia's Unilateral Declaration of Independence, 1965-1966. By Douglas G. Anglin. Analyzes the foreign policy decision-making process under conditions of crisis-induced stress, looking at Zambia's response to the economic and military threat posed by Rhodesia. Describes the process of crisis decision making in Zambia through a detailed reconstruction of the events of 1965-66, and assesses the effect of crisis-induced stress on the policy outcomes of Zambian leaders. Includes appendices of content analysis and statistical analysis tables. Of interest to Africanists, diplomatic historians, and students of international negotiations. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Oregon. (From Book News, Inc., June 1st, 1996) Get more information or buy this book from Amazon in the US. Get more information or buy this book from Indigo in Canada. Get more information or buy this book from Amazon in the UK. ¤ ¤ ¤ Zambia (Enchantment of Africa). By Allan Carpenter and Lynn Ragin. The Enchantment series is designed to provide maximum overall coverage of the subject nation. Each covers the same contents. The series has been very widely used in U.S.A. schools. But the many human interest stories have made it fascinating reading for young and old. (Amazon.com book review.) Get more information or buy this book from Amazon in the US. Get more information or buy this book from Indigo in Canada. 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