Browsing Historical and Heritage Studies by Author "Phimister, I.R. (Ian R.)"

Browsing Historical and Heritage Studies by Author "Phimister, I.R. (Ian R.)"

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  • Corporate profit and race in central African copper mining, 1946-1958 
    Phimister, I.R. (Ian R.) (Cambridge University Press, 2011)
    The focus in the literature on the political outcomes of decolonization has resulted in neglect of the business activities that took place from the mid-1940s to the mid-1950s. Missing from existing accounts are the occasions ...
  • Desperate days in Zimbabwe 
    Phimister, I.R. (Ian R.); Raftopoulos, Brian (Taylor & Francis, 2007-09)
    The current SADC mandated mediation on Zimbabwe, led by President Thabo Mbeki of South Africa, opens a narrow window of opportunity to avoid further deterioration in Zimbabwe's political and economic fortunes. Brought ...
  • Narratives of progress : Zimbabwean historiography and the end of history 
    Phimister, I.R. (Ian R.) (Routledge, 2012)
    This brief commentary takes its inspiration from the opening address delivered by John Hoffman, and printed in these pages; that is, progress is usefully understood as a contradictory, contested and ambiguous process. ...
  • Partly protected : origins and growth of colonial Zimbabwe's textile industry, 1890-1965 
    Mlambo, Alois S.; Phimister, I.R. (Ian R.) (Historical Association of South Africa, 2006-11)
    This article traces the origins and development of Zimbabwe's textile industry from the early colonial period to 1965, highlighting the role of the British Cotton Growing Association (BCGA) and the Empire Cotton Growing ...