Before his retirement in 2000, Adrian Roscoe was Senior Professor and Head of the Department of English Studies at the University of the North (South Africa). He is the author of Mother is Gold (Cambridge, 1977), Uhuru's Fire (Cambridge, 1988) and The Quiet Chameleon (with Mpalive-Hangson Msiska, Hans Zel Pub, 1992)

Knowledgeably compiled by Adrian Roscoe... [It's] so useful with its wealth of background information: Literary, historical, cultural and political. -- Martin Rubin Washington Times An extremely valuable record of literary achievement... Highly recommended. CHOICE Any library that covers African studies or comparative literature will be well-advised to invest in this one. -- Bob Duckett Reference Reviews

• Preface Acknowledgments Chronology of Major Political Events, 1944-2006 Part I. History and Politics 1. Empire and Colonialism 2. British Imperialism 3. Legitimizing Empire 4. The British in Africa 5. Nyasaland and Northern Rhodesia 6. White Rhodesia 7. Historiography and Literature 8. Independence Part II. Genres 9. Verse 10. Prose 11. Drama 12. Children's Literature 13. White Rhodesian Poetry 14. White Rhodesian Fiction Part III. Authors and Works, A-Z Notes Bibliography Index

Before his retirement in 2000, Adrian Roscoe was Senior Professor and Head of the Department of English Studies at the University of the North (South Africa). He is the author of Mother is Gold (Cambridge, 1977), Uhuru's Fire (Cambridge, 1988) and The Quiet Chameleon (with Mpalive-Hangson Msiska, Hans Zel Pub, 1992)

Knowledgeably compiled by Adrian Roscoe... [It's] so useful with its wealth of background information: Literary, historical, cultural and political. -- Martin Rubin Washington Times An extremely valuable record of literary achievement... Highly recommended. CHOICE Any library that covers African studies or comparative literature will be well-advised to invest in this one. -- Bob Duckett Reference Reviews

• Preface Acknowledgments Chronology of Major Political Events, 1944-2006 Part I. History and Politics 1. Empire and Colonialism 2. British Imperialism 3. Legitimizing Empire 4. The British in Africa 5. Nyasaland and Northern Rhodesia 6. White Rhodesia 7. Historiography and Literature 8. Independence Part II. Genres 9. Verse 10. Prose 11. Drama 12. Children's Literature 13. White Rhodesian Poetry 14. White Rhodesian Fiction Part III. Authors and Works, A-Z Notes Bibliography Index

Before his retirement in 2000, Adrian Roscoe was Senior Professor and Head of the Department of English Studies at the University of the North (South Africa). He is the author of Mother is Gold (Cambridge, 1977), Uhuru's Fire (Cambridge, 1988) and The Quiet Chameleon (with Mpalive-Hangson Msiska, Hans Zel Pub, 1992)

Knowledgeably compiled by Adrian Roscoe... [It's] so useful with its wealth of background information: Literary, historical, cultural and political. -- Martin Rubin Washington Times An extremely valuable record of literary achievement... Highly recommended. CHOICE Any library that covers African studies or comparative literature will be well-advised to invest in this one. -- Bob Duckett Reference Reviews

• Preface Acknowledgments Chronology of Major Political Events, 1944-2006 Part I. History and Politics 1. Empire and Colonialism 2. British Imperialism 3. Legitimizing Empire 4. The British in Africa 5. Nyasaland and Northern Rhodesia 6. White Rhodesia 7. Historiography and Literature 8. Independence Part II. Genres 9. Verse 10. Prose 11. Drama 12. Children's Literature 13. White Rhodesian Poetry 14. White Rhodesian Fiction Part III. Authors and Works, A-Z Notes Bibliography Index