Liberal Nationalism in Central Africa : A Biography of Harry Mwaanga Nkumbula

this Book Transforms Our Understanding Of The Recent Political History Of Central Africa. It Charts The Complex Life And Thought Of Harry Nkumbula (ca. 1917–1983), The First Openly Nationalist African Politician In Northern Rhodesia And, Later, The Leader Of Parliamentary Opposition During Zambia’s Multi-party First Republic. Based Mainly On His Personal Papers And The Newly Opened Archives Of Unip, Zambia’s Ruling Party Between 1964 And 1991, The Volume Looks At How Nkumbula Imagined A Zambian Nation For The First Time And, Later, Presented A Liberal Alternative To Dominant State-led Models Of Political And Economic Development. By Exploring The Trajectory Of Nkumbula’s Anc, A Minority Liberal Party With Strong Ethnic Roots, The Book Throws New Light On The Under-acknowledged Fractiousness Of Zambian Nationalism And Warns Against Reading African Post-colonial Politics Solely In Terms Of Clientelism. Cover......Page 1 Contents......Page 8 Illustrations......Page 10 Acknowledgments......Page 12 Abbreviations......Page 14 Introduction: Historical Biography and Rival African Nationalisms......Page 18 1 Imagining the Nation: Methodism, History, and Politics in Nkumbula's Early Years......Page 26 2 "The Father of Zambian Politics" between Padmore and Maala......Page 46 3 The Explosion of Contradictions......Page 70 4 Nkumbula, UNIP, and the Roots of Authoritarianism in Nationalist Zambia......Page 90 5 Resisting UNIP: Liberal Democracy and Ethnic Politics in the First Republic......Page 112 6 "The Last Battle I Will Ever Fight": Nkumbula and the Drive toward the One-Party State......Page 138 7 Epilogue: Nkumbula's Last Initiatives and Legacy......Page 162 Notes......Page 174 Bibliography......Page 224 B......Page 234 D......Page 235 K......Page 236 M......Page 237 N......Page 238 R......Page 239 U......Page 240 Z......Page 241 "This book transforms our understanding of the recent political history of Central Africa. It charts the complex life and thought of Harry Nkumbula (ca. 1917-1983), the first openly nationalist African politician in Northern Rhodesia and, later, the leader of parliamentary opposition during Zambia's multi-party First Republic. Based mainly on his personal papers and the newly opened archives of UNIP, Zambia's ruling party between 1964 and 1991, the volume looks at how Nkumbula imagined a Zambian nation for the first time and, later, presented a liberal alternative to dominant state-led models of political and economic development. By exploring the trajectory of Nkumbula's ANC, a minority liberal party with strong ethnic roots, the book throws new light on the under-acknowledged fractiousness of Zambian nationalism and warns against reading African post-colonial politics solely in terms of clientelism."--Publisher's website This book transforms our contemporary understanding of the recent political history of Central Africa. It charts the complex life and thought of Harry Nkumbula (ca. 1917-1983), the first openly nationalist African politician in Northern Rhodesia and, later, the leader of parliamentary opposition during Zambia's multi-party First Republic.