This chapter examines the literary efforts of the Zambian nationalist Harry Nkumbula at the outset of his public career. The aim of the paper is to show that, for Nkumbula, history writing was an intrinsic component of a broader, wilful process of imagining new solidarities and a new political community.

Imagining the Nation: Harry Mwaanga Nkumbula between Politics and Ethnic History / Macola, G. - (2009), pp. 95-110.

Imagining the Nation: Harry Mwaanga Nkumbula between Politics and Ethnic History

MACOLA G
2009

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This chapter examines the literary efforts of the Zambian nationalist Harry Nkumbula at the outset of his public career. The aim of the paper is to show that, for Nkumbula, history writing was an intrinsic component of a broader, wilful process of imagining new solidarities and a new political community.
2009
Recasting the Past: History Writing and Political Work in Twentieth-Century Africa
9780821418796
Zambia; Nkumbula; Ila; homespun history; nationalism; biography
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Imagining the Nation: Harry Mwaanga Nkumbula between Politics and Ethnic History / Macola, G. - (2009), pp. 95-110.
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