Title: Beyond the Malachite Hills
Subtitle: A Life of Colonial Service and Business in the New Africa
Description: "What hope is there for Africa? Since the heady and hopeful days of decolonisation, the story seems to be one of unrelenting disaster - revolution; brutal military dictatorship; ethnic conflict and even genocide; civil war; state-threatening corruption; economic failure; and, in places, the complete breakdown of state and society. And all has been compounded by natural disasters - drought, famine and the scourge of AIDS. But there is another, less reported, story of Africa; throwing off the colonial past, embracing modernity, learning fast, gaining in pride and self-confidence and embracing the crucial management function; all this in the context of fruitful collaboration with Europe and American business and, increasingly, with the rising Asian economic superpowers. Jonathan Lawley paints a vivid and convincing picture of solid political, social and economic progress. "Beyond the Malachite Hills" is a remarkable testament to his long-lasting and profound involvement with this often misunderstood continent."--Bloomsbury publishing.
Subjects: Social conditions, Politics and government, Economic conditions, Foreign relations, Africa, social conditions, Africa, politics and government, Africa, foreign relations, Africa, economic conditions, African history