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Lost chance: Southern Rhodesia 1945-58 created by Hardwicke Holderness

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: Harare Zimbabwe Publishing House 1985Description: 235 pagesContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0949932884
Subject(s):
Contents:
Chapter 1 Prologue, 2 - Small pond. 1914 - 1933, 3 - On the map, 1946. 4 - National affairs, 1946 -1947, 5 - Turning from the South, 1948 -1950,6 - Recreation and new contacts, 7 - Lectures, land, 1950 - 1951, 8 - Design for Federation, 1951- 1952, 9 - Multi-racial adventure, 1953, 10 - Politics proper, 1953-1954, 11 - The eighth parliament, 1954, 12 - Select Committee extraordinary, 1955 -1956, 13 - Bad omens and good ones, 14 - Franchise proposals, miscegenation madness, 1957, 15 - Franchise reform, 16 - ANC revival, industrial relations reform, 17 - Stocktaking, December 1957, 18 - Debacle, 19 - Epilogue
Summary: Lost Chance: Southern Rhodesia 1945-58, is a compelling, personal account of a crucial stage in Southern Rhodesia's unique history as a British colony. Returning from service in World War II, the author and other whites saw an opportunity to establish common ground between blacks and whites in politics. The story of their attempts to forge a new path, from the end of the war until the fall of Garfield Todd in 1958, makes fascinating reading.
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Book Book Main Library Open Shelf DT962.75 HOL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 39583 Available BK132964

Chapter 1 Prologue, 2 - Small pond. 1914 - 1933, 3 - On the map, 1946. 4 - National affairs, 1946 -1947, 5 - Turning from the South, 1948 -1950,6 - Recreation and new contacts, 7 - Lectures, land, 1950 - 1951, 8 - Design for Federation, 1951- 1952, 9 - Multi-racial adventure, 1953, 10 - Politics proper, 1953-1954, 11 - The eighth parliament, 1954, 12 - Select Committee extraordinary, 1955 -1956, 13 - Bad omens and good ones, 14 - Franchise proposals, miscegenation madness, 1957, 15 - Franchise reform, 16 - ANC revival, industrial relations reform, 17 - Stocktaking, December 1957, 18 - Debacle, 19 - Epilogue

Lost Chance: Southern Rhodesia 1945-58, is a compelling, personal account of a crucial stage in Southern Rhodesia's unique history as a British colony. Returning from service in World War II, the author and other whites saw an opportunity to establish common ground between blacks and whites in politics. The story of their attempts to forge a new path, from the end of the war until the fall of Garfield Todd in 1958, makes fascinating reading.

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