Download or read book Copper Empire written by Larry Butler and published by Springer. This book was released on 2007-10-11 with total page 439 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a study of the evolving relationship between the British colonial state and the copper mining industry in Northern Rhodesia, from the early stages of development to decolonization, encompassing depression, wartime mobilization and fundamental changes in the nature and context of colonial rule.