Del i serien African Histories and Modernities

Victoria Falls and Colonial Imagination in British Southern Africa

Turning Water into Gold

Inbunden, Engelska, 2017

AvAndrea L. Arrington-Sirois

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This is the first full- length historical analysis of Victoria Falls. The text offers a critical examination of Victoria Falls providing new insight into the British Southern African project and reveals how Victoria Falls became one of the first modern African tourist destinations.

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Utgivningsdatum2017-03-23
Mått148 x 210 x 22 mm
Vikt513 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieAfrican Histories and Modernities
Antal sidor291
Upplaga17001
FörlagPalgrave Macmillan
ISBN9781137596918

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Introduction Towards a Trans-Colonial History of Victoria Falls Chapter 1 'A Cataract on the Zambezi': The Waterfalls in Precolonial Context Chapter 2 Lewanika's Scramble for Africa: Barotseland and the British South Africa Company Chapter 3 Staking Their Claim: Early White Settlement at Victoria Falls Chapter 4 Performing Europe, or Redefining African?: The African Social Life of a Colonial Frontier Town Chapter 5 'What is the trouble?': Dispute and Discontent in North Western Rhodesia Chapter 6 'of more value to South Africa than all the diamonds ever found or dreamed:' Victoria Falls and the Hydroelectric Power Scheme Epilogue Revisiting Imagination: The Trans-National Experience of Victoria Falls Today