Zambia: The First 50 Years

by Andrew Sardanis

Book Overview

On 24 October 1964, the Republic of Zambia was formed, replacing the territory which had formerly been known as Northern Rhodesia. Fifty years on, Andrew Sardanis provides a sympathetic but critical insider's account of Zambia, from independence to the present. He paints a stark picture of Northern Rhodesia at decolonisation and the problems of the incoming government, presented with an immense uphill task of rebuilding the infrastructure of government...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1780768214
• ISBN13: 9781780768212
• Release Date: December 2014
• Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.5" x 1.4" x 6.3"