It Means as if We Are Excluded From the Good Freedom’
Thwarted Expectations of Independence in the Luapula Province of Zambia, 1964–6
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8979290 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Giacomo Macola (0000-0001-6119-2016, African Studies Centre, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 43-56 |
| Publication date | 2006-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of African History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0021-8537 • E-ISSN: 1469-5138 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0021853705000848 |
| OpenAlex | W2159705666 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 14 |
Based on a close reading of new archival material, this article makes a case for the adoption of an empirical, ‘sub-systemic’ approach to the study of nationalist and postcolonial politics in Zambia. By exploring the notion of popular ‘expectations of independence’ to a much greater degree than did previous studies, the paper contends that the extent of the United National Independence Party's political hegemony in the immediate post-independence era has been grossly overrated – even in a traditional rural stronghold of the party and during a favourable economic cycle. In the second part of the paper, the diplomatic and ethnic manoeuvres of the ruler of the eastern Lunda kingdom of Kazembe are set against a background of increasing popular disillusionment with the performance of the independent government
Government (linguistics · Hegemony · Independence (probability theory · Nationalism · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Ruler · Sociology · African history and culture studies · African studies and sociopolitical issues · Law
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| Unique citing works | 14 |
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| Citations per year | 0,78 |
| Citation span | 2008 - 2025 (18) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 14 |