Culture and Customs of Zambia

Culture and Customs of Zambia
Title Culture and Customs of Zambia PDF eBook
Author Scott D. Taylor
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Pages 169
Release 2006-10-30
Genre Social Science
ISBN 0313027641

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Zambia stands out in Africa as one of the continent's most peaceful countries. In its early years as an independent state, Zambia became a regional bulwark against imperialism and colonial domination and South African apartheid. Today, it stands out as an important example of Africa's recent democratization, experiencing both incredible success as well as some notable setbacks. The country is also one of the most urbanized in Sub-Saharan Africa. As a result of this urban influx, Zambia's diverse ethno-linguistic groups interact regularly. Moreover, many contemporary Zambian households, especially those in cities, are also exposed to the media, technology, and influences of western urbanized cultures, from Internet cafes to hip hop music. The interesting ways that tradition and modernity conflict and combine in contemporary Zambia are prime considerations in this book. This book explores Zambia's culture, with an eye toward its historical experiences and its particular endowments. It focuses on how traditional and modern interact, and sometimes collide, in the country through topics such as religion, gender roles and family, cuisine, the arts, literature, and more. The major groups are examined to give the reader an idea about how many Zambians live.

Zambia

Zambia
Title Zambia PDF eBook
Author Andrew Sardanis
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing
Pages 385
Release 2014-08-13
Genre History
ISBN 0857724533

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On 24 October 1964, the Republic of Zambia was formed, replacing the territory which had formerly been known as Northern Rhodesia. Fifty years on, Andrew Sardanis provides a sympathetic but critical insider's account of Zambia, from independence to the present. He paints a stark picture of Northern Rhodesia at decolonisation and the problems of the incoming government, presented with an immense uphill task of rebuilding the infrastructure of government and administration - civil service, law, local government and economic development. As a friend and colleague of many of the most prominent names in post-independence Zambia - from the presidencies of founding leader Kenneth Kaunda to the incumbent Michael Sata - Sardanis uses his unique eyewitness experience to provide an inside view of a country in transition.

There Used to Be Order

There Used to Be Order
Title There Used to Be Order PDF eBook
Author Patience Mususa
Publisher University of Michigan Press
Pages 235
Release 2021-10-07
Genre Social Science
ISBN 0472054996

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Privatization and social change in the Copperbelt region of Zambia

Salaula

Salaula
Title Salaula PDF eBook
Author Karen Tranberg Hansen
Publisher University of Chicago Press
Pages 318
Release 2000-08
Genre Business & Economics
ISBN 9780226315805

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When we donate our unwanted clothes to charity, we rarely think about what will happen to them: who will sort and sell them, and finally, who will revive and wear them. In this fascinating look at the multibillion dollar secondhand clothing business, Karen Tranberg Hansen takes us around the world from the West, where clothing is donated, through the salvage houses in North America and Europe, where it is sorted and compressed, to Africa, in this case, Zambia. There it enters the dynamic world of Salaula, a Bemba term that means "to rummage through a pile." Essential for the African economy, the secondhand clothing business is wildly popular, to the point of threatening the indigenous textile industry. But, Hansen shows, wearing secondhand clothes is about much more than imitating Western styles. It is about taking a garment and altering it to something entirely local, something that adheres to current cultural norms of etiquette. By unraveling how these garments becomes entangled in the economic, political, and cultural processes of contemporary Zambia, Hansen also raises provocative questions about environmentalism, charity, recycling, and thrift.

Zambia in Pictures

Zambia in Pictures
Title Zambia in Pictures PDF eBook
Author Bella Waters
Publisher Twenty-First Century Books
Pages 84
Release 2008-09-01
Genre Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN 157505955X

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Describes the geography, climate, wildlife, natural resources, history, politics, culture, economy, and government of Zambia.

The Tortoise's Gift

The Tortoise's Gift
Title The Tortoise's Gift PDF eBook
Author Lari Don
Publisher Barefoot Books
Pages 51
Release 2019-09-01
Genre Juvenile Fiction
ISBN 1646860055

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When a draught leaves all the animals hungry, one by one they try to discover the name of the magical tree that will give them its fruit if asked by name—but only one animal will succeed. This illustrated chapter book retelling of folktale from Zambia is available individually and as part of the Stories from around the World: 4 Tales of Persistence & Grit set.

One Zambia, Many Histories

One Zambia, Many Histories
Title One Zambia, Many Histories PDF eBook
Author Giacomo Macola
Publisher BRILL
Pages 316
Release 2008-08-31
Genre Social Science
ISBN 904743319X

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In contrast to the rich tradition of academic analysis and understanding of the pre-colonial and colonial history of Zambia, the country’s post-colonial trajectory has been all but ignored by historians. The assumptions of developmentalism, the cultural hegemony of the United National Independence Party’s orthodoxy and its conflation with national interests, and a narrow focus on Zambia’s diplomatic role in Southern African affairs, have all contributed to a dearth of studies centring on the diverse lived experiences of Zambians. Inspired by an international conference held in Lusaka in August 2005, and presenting a broad range of essays on different aspects of Zambia’s post-colonial experience, this collection seeks to lay the foundations for a future process of sustained scholarly enquiry into the country’s most recent past.