Rhodesia and independence : a study in British colonial policy

London : Eyre & Spottiswoode , 1967. First edition. Hardcover. Good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly bumped and rubbed as with age. Internally, bright and clean. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: xv, 567 pages maps 23 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 561-562). Contents: 1. Freedom by stages: 1889-1950 -- 2. The Federal interval -- 3. A new Constitution and the Terror: 1958-1962 -- 4. Field out-manoeuvred: 1963 -- 5. The Victoria Falls and after: 1963 -- 6. Smith himself -- 7. Hardening attitudes: April-August 1964 -- 8. Talks in London: September 1964 -- 9. Wilson in power: October-December 1964 -- 10. 'Climate of mistrust': January -- April 1965 -- 11. Election and decisions: May-September 1965 -- 12. Irreconcilable: 1-12 October 1965 -- 13. From London to Salisbury: 13-31 October 1965 -- 14. The end of the road: 1-11 November 1965 -- 15. Two days of Independence: 11-12 November 1965 -- 16. The spectre of war: 12 November -- 7 December 1965 -- 17. Oil and more sanctions: December 1965 -- 18. Lagos and its aftermath: January 1966 -- 19. Lloyd's decisive report: February 1966 -- 20. Change of front: March-August 1966 -- 21. Wilson in the net: September-October 1966 -- 22. 'Signs of movement': November 1966 -- 23. The handover: December 1966 -- Some reflections -- Appendices: 1. Communism and Africa -- 2. Political boycott -- 3. The Conversation between Wilson and Smith, 11 November 1965 -- 4. Broadcast from Zambia -- 5. Extracts from the Final Communique of the Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Meeting in London, September 1966 -- 6. The Aide-Memoire, September 1966 -- 7. Rhodesia -- Independence Constitution -- 8. The Security Council Resolution on Southern Rhodesia, 16 December 1966 -- 9. Rhodesia and the United Nations. Subjects: 1965-1980. Diplomatic relations. Politics and government. Decolonization Zambia. Decolonization Zimbabwe. British Zambia History 20th century. British Zimbabwe History 20th century. Zimbabwe Politics and government 1965-1979. Genre: Bibliography. Illustrated.