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.
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HISTORY -- Africa -- South -- Republic of South Africa.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Black Studies (Global)
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SUBJECT |
Malawi -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85080050
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Subject |
Malawi
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Genre/Form |
History
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
9781782040286 |
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1782040285 |
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9781283620543 |
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1283620545 |
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