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Author McCracken, John, 1938- author.

Title A History of Malawi, 1859-1966 / John McCracken
Published Woodbridge, Suffolk (GB) : James Currey ; Rochester, NY : Boydell & Brewer, [2012]

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Description 1 online resource (xviii, 485 pages) : illustrations, maps
Contents 1 The Land & the People -- 2 Commerce, Christianity & Colonial Conquest -- 3 The Making of the Colonial Economy 1891-1915 -- 4 Religion, Culture & Society -- 5 The Chilembwe Rising -- 6 Malawi & the First World War -- 7 Planters, Peasants & Migrants: the Interwar Years -- 8 The Great Depression & its Aftermath -- 9 Contours of Colonialism -- 10 The Age of Development -- 11 The Urban Experience -- 12 Peasants & Politicians 1943-1953 -- 13 The Liberation Struggle 1953-1959 -- 14 The Making of Malawi 1959-1963 -- 15 Prelude to Independence: Unity & Diversity -- 16 Revolt & Realignment 1964-1966
Summary This is the first comprehensive history of Malawi during the colonial period. Using a wide range of primary and secondary sources, John McCracken places this history within the context of the pre-colonial past. Central themes are the shaping of the colonial economy, the influence of Christianity, resistance to colonial occupation and the rise of a powerful nationalist movement that contained within it the seeds of a new authoritarianism. In particular, the author demonstrates the interrelationship between environmental and economic change and the impact these forces had on the Malawian peasant
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 461-471) and index
Notes Print version record
Subject HISTORY -- Africa -- South -- General.
HISTORY -- Africa -- South -- Republic of South Africa.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Black Studies (Global)
SUBJECT Malawi -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85080050
Subject Malawi
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781782040286
1782040285
9781283620543
1283620545