The Rise of an African Middle Class: Colonial Zimbabwe, 1898-1965
Language: English
Published by Indiana University Press, 2002
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Focuses on how the unintended consequences of colonialism lead to the creation of an African middle class in Zimbabwe. This title shows how some Africans were able to avail themselves of scarce educational and social opportunities in order to achieve some degree of upward mobility in a society that was hostile to their ambitions. Num Pages: 344 pages, 14 b&w photos, 2 maps, 1 bibliog., 1 index. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; 3JJ; HBJH; HBLW; HBTB; HBTQ; HBTR; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 612. . 2002. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.
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- Title
- The Rise of an African Middle Class: Colonial Zimbabwe, 1898-1965
- Author
- Michael O. West
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- Publication year
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0253215242
- ISBN 13
- 9780253215246
"Offers an extremely sophisticated, nuanced view of the social and political construction of an African middle class in colonial Zimbabwe." ―Elizabeth Schmidt
Tracing their quest for social recognition from the time of Cecil Rhodes to Rhodesia's unilateral declaration of independence, Michael O. West shows how some Africans were able to avail themselves of scarce educational and social opportunities in order to achieve some degree of upward mobility in a society that was hostile to their ambitions. Though relatively few in number and not rich by colonial standards, this comparatively better class of Africans challenged individual and social barriers imposed by colonialism to become the locus of protest against European domination. This extensive and original book opens new perspective into relations between colonizers and colonized in colonial Zimbabwe.
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About the Author
Michael O. West teaches in the Departments of Sociology and Africana Studies at Binghamton University. He is co-editor (with William G. Martin) of Out of One, Many Africas: Reconstructing the Study and Meaning of Africa. He has written widely on Zimbabwean and southern African history, and on the African diaspora.
Michael O. West teaches in the Departments of Sociology and Africana Studies at Binghamton University. He is co-editor (with William G. Martin) of Out of One, Many Africas: Reconstructing the Study and Meaning of Africa. He has written widely on Zimbabwean and southern African history, and on the African diaspora.
Michael West is Assistant Professor of History at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. He is co-editor (with William Martin) of Out of One, Many Africas: Reconstructing the Study and Meaning of Africa.
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