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Subject(s)

• Rössing Uranium Ltd [Browse]
• Uranium mines and mining—Namibia [Browse]
• Namibia—History—1946-1990 [Browse]

Series

• Basel Namibia studies series ; 32. [More in this series]
• Basel Namibia studies series, 2234-9561 ; 32 [More in this series]

Summary note

"In the 1970s, Rio Tinto Zinc's Rössing Uranium mine became a symbol of injustice for Namibian nationalists and international opponents of South African rule. Yet, counterintuitively, the mine survived decolonisation in Namibia virtually unscathed and was reimagined as part of modern, independent Namibia. This book explores the development of the Rössing Uranium mine during the colonial and early post-colonial period. The book presents a detailed understanding of the strategies adopted by big business in response to changes in the political and economic environment in Namibia. It does so through a case study of big business and diplomacy in the establishment and operations of the Rössing Uranium mine under colonial rule and decolonisation. The focus of the book is ultimately on the public relations campaign which was adopted by Rössing Uranium in anticipation of the impending political change in Namibia."-- Page 4 of cover.

Notes

• Foreword by Jan-Bart Gewald.
• Based on thesis (Ph.D.)--University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-182) and index.

Other title(s)

Rössing Uranium and the business of decolonisation in Namibia

ISBN

• 9783906927701 ((paperback))
• 3906927709 ((paperback))

OCLC

1508065325

International Article Number

9783906927701

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