This is the first full- length historical analysis of Victoria Falls. The text offers a critical examination of Victoria Falls providing new insight into the British Southern African project and reveals how Victoria Falls became one of the first modern African tourist destinations. This book makes a case for a critical reading of Victoria Falls as much more than a localized natural wonder. Europeans with multiple and often competing agendas, as well as African leaders and laborers were brought into contact with one another at Victoria Falls. Their visions of the past and hopes for the future shared Victoria Falls as a common point of inspiration. The value these parties placed on the Falls extended far beyond its location on the Zambezi and had broad implications for the British Empire in Southern and Central Africa.
By:
Andrea L. Arrington-Sirois Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan Country of Publication: United Kingdom Edition: 1st ed. 2017 Dimensions:
Height: 210mm,
Width: 148mm,
Spine: 24mm
Weight: 5.005kg ISBN:9781137596918 ISBN 10: 1137596910 Series:African Histories and Modernities Pages: 291 Publication Date:23 March 2017 Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
Format:Hardback Publisher's Status: Active
Andrea L Arrington is Assistant Professor of History at Indiana State University, USA.
