Light and Power for a Multiracial Nation: The Kariba Dam Scheme in the Central African Federation

By Julia Tischler

Book Overview

'Modernisation' was one of the most pervasive ideologies of the twentieth century. Focusing on a case study of the Kariba Dam in central-southern Africa and based on an array of primary sources and interviews the book provides a nuanced understanding of development in the turbulent late 1950s, a time when most colonies moved towards independence.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349443611
• ISBN13: 9781349443611
• Release Date: January 2013
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 323 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"