Adventures in Zambian politics

Lynne Rienner Publishers

2019

xx, 259 p.

9781626377592

1.The Plucky Little Devil 2. Northern Rhodesians 3. Sounds in the Forest 4. Young Michael Heads For Town 5. The First Wind 6. Chimwela: The Second Wind 7. The Reign of King Fred 8. Elements of Fudge 9. X Years in the Wilderness, Y Days in Jail 10. Inside Looking Out 11. Daily Business 12. "Double Dutch" Syndrome 13. Chinese Whispers 14. Good Neighborliness 15. The Not-So-Rough Guide 16. Slow Death

As Miles Larmer writes in the foreword, Adventures in Zambian Politics is unlike any political memoir you have ever read. It is a political history of Zambia from colonial times to the present. A revealing insider account of politics and government within a modern African state. A story about race in Africa. A chronicle of the rise and fall of two improbable political allies who wanted to change Zambian politics: Michael Sata, whose convoluted political career led him to become president in 2011, and Guy Scott, Sata's vice president and, after Sata's death, acting president of Zambia. Not least, it is a pleasure to read. Guy Scott's absorbing narrative of his career and Michael Sata's in the chaotic world of African politics tells a uniquely Zambian story. But it is also a special contribution to our understanding of democracy and democratization across Africa

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