The rise of an African middle class : colonial Zimbabwe, 1898-1965

The rise of an African middle class : colonial Zimbabwe, 1898-1965 / Michael O. West.

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...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: West, Michael O. (Michael Oliver)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, ©2002.
Subjects:
1890-1965
Middle class > Zimbabwe > History.
15.80 history of Africa.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
Colonial influence
Middle class
Politics and government
Mittelstand
Middenklassen.
Kolonialisme.
Zimbabwe > Colonial influence.
Zimbabwe > Politics and government > 1890-1965.
Zimbabwe
Simbabwe
History
Online Access:Click for online access
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Summary: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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xv, 324 pages) : illustrations, map
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-308) and index.
ISBN:0253109337
9780253109330
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.

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