Light and Power for a Multiracial Nation [electronic resource] : The Kariba Dam Scheme in the Central African Federation /
Tischler, Julia.author.
'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.
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Cover; Contents; List of Figures; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; Map; Introduction; 1 Planning Karib; 1.1 Global high modernism and the Kariba Dam scheme; 1.2 'Scientific' decision-making?; 1.3 Developing a powerful white nation; 1.4 Negotiating development: The Kariba loan talks; 2 The Resettlement: Planning and Implementation; 2.1 African development and the resettlement question; 2.2 A dam against the 'primitive': White discourse about the Gwembe Tonga; 2.3 Renegotiating African development: The resettlement in Northern Rhodesia
2.4 The 'efficiency' of settler rule: The resettlement in Southern Rhodesia3 Intervening in the Kariba Dam Project; 3.1 In the middle of development: Hezekiah Habanyama and the Gwembe Tonga Native Authority; 3.2 Struggling with development: The perspectives of the Gwembe Tonga; 3.3 A black dam for the people: Nationalist and left-wing critiques; 4 Building the Kariba Dam; 4.1 A microcosm of the modern nation: Controlling the Kariba construction site; 4.2 Coping, protesting, improving their lives: Kariba's workers; 5 The End of Joint Development: Planning Lake Kariba; Conclusion; Notes
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'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.
Africa-History.
Imperialism.
Social history.
History, Modern.
Environmental sciences.
African History.
Imperialism and Colonialism.
Social History.
Sociology, general.
Modern History.
Environment, general.