One Zambia, Many Histories

by Gewald, Jan-Bart; Hinfelaar, Marja; Macola, Giacomo

• ISBN13: 9789004165946
• ISBN10: 9004165940
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-06-15
• Publisher: Brill Academic Pub

Summary

In contrast to the rich tradition of academic analysis and understanding of the pre-colonial and colonial history of Zambia, the country s post-colonial trajectory has been all but ignored by historians. The assumptions of developmentalism, the cultural hegemony of the United National Independence Party s orthodoxy and its conflation with national interests, and a narrow focus on Zambia s diplomatic role in Southern African affairs, have all contributed to a dearth of studies centring on the diverse lived experiences of Zambians. Inspired by an international conference held in Lusaka in August 2005, and presenting a broad range of essays on different aspects of Zambia s post-colonial experience, this collection seeks to lay the foundations for a future process of sustained scholarly enquiry into the country s most recent past.

Table of Contents

List of photographs	p. vii
List of tables	p. viii
List of figures	p. viii
Foreword	p. ix
Acknowledgements	p. x
Abbreviations	p. xi
Introduction	p. 1
Political Unity and Dissent
Harry Mwaanga Nkumbula, UNIP and the roots of authoritarianism in nationalist Zambia	p. 17
Rebellion or massacre? The UNIP-Lumpa conflict revisited	p. 45
'You can't fight guns with knives': National security and Zambian responses to UDI, 1965-1973	p. 77
Enemies within? Opposition to the Zambian one-party state, 1972-1980	p. 98
The Public Role of Religion
Legitimizing Powers: The political role of the Roman Catholic church, 1972-1991	p. 129
Towards a history of the Charismatic churches in post-colonial Zambia	p. 144
Islam in post-colonial Zambia	p. 164
The Economy and the State
'The devil you know': The impact of the Mulungushi economic reforms on retail trade in rural Zambia, with special reference to Susman Brothers & Wulfsohn, 1968-1980	p. 187
The informalization of Lusaka's economy: Regime change, ultra-modern markets, and street vending, 1972-2004	p. 213
New and Old Forms of Politics in the Third Republic
Fighting for democracy of the pocket: The labour movement in the Third Republic	p. 243
Gender and politics: The Zambia national women's lobby group in the 2001 tripartite elections	p. 259
Subsidiary sovereignty and the constitution of political space in Zambia?	p. 275
About the authors	p. 295
Index	p. 299
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