Victoria Falls and colonial imagination in British Southern Africa : turning water into gold /: turning water into gold. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Andrea L. Arrington-Sirois.
• Authors: Arrington, Andrea L
• Contents: Introduction: toward a transcolonial history of Victoria Falls -- "A cataract on the Zambezi": the waterfalls in precolonial context -- Lewanika's scramble for Africa: Barotseland and the British South Africa Company -- Staking their claim: white settlement at Victoria Falls -- Performing Europe or redefining African: the African social life of a colonial town -- "What is the trouble?": Dispute and discontent in North Western Rhodesia -- 'Of more value to South Africa than all the diamonds ever found or dreamed:' Victoria Falls and the hydroelectric power scheme -- Epilogue.
• Publisher Details: New York, NY : Springer Science and Business Media Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations, maps
• Subjects: 916.891; History; TRAVEL -- Africa -- General; British colonies; Social conditions; History -- Europe -- Great Britain; History -- Africa -- General; History -- Modern -- General; British & Irish history; African history; History: earliest times to present day; History, Modern; Victoria Falls (Zambia and Zimbabwe) -- History; Victoria Falls (Zambia and Zimbabwe) -- Social conditions; Great Britain -- Colonies -- Victoria Falls (Zambia and Zimbabwe) -- 19th century; Great Britain -- Colonies -- Victoria Falls (Zambia and Zimbabwe) -- 20th century; Africa -- Victoria Falls; Electronic books; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781137596932; 1137596937
• Related ISBNs: 9781137596918; 1137596910
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Vendor-supplied metadata.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.