Adventures in Zambian Politics : : A Story in Black and White / / James Scott.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Lynne Rienner Press Complete eBook-Package 2019
• VerfasserIn: Scott, James,
• Place / Publishing House: Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2022]; ©2019
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (259 p.)

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.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Photographs -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Prologue -- 2 The Plucky Little Devil -- 3 “Northern Rhodesians” -- 4 Sounds in the Forest -- 5 Young Michael Heads for Town -- 6 The First Wind -- 7 Chimwela: The Second Wind -- 8 The Reign of King Fred -- 9 Elements of Fudge -- 10 X Years in the Wilderness, Y Days in Jail -- 11 Inside Looking Out -- 12 Daily Business -- 13 Double Dutch Syndrome -- 14 Chinese Whispers -- 15 Good Neighborliness -- 16 The Not-So-Rough Guide -- 17 Slow Death -- Epilogue: A Quick Presidency, and After -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Book