| Description |
1 online resource |
| Series |
Mzuni books ; no. 40 |
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Mzuni books ; no. 40.
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| Contents |
Introduction: John McCracken and Malawi's history / Kenneth R. Ross, Wapulumuka O. Mulwafu -- John McCracken : an Africanist to remember / John Lonsdale -- John McCracken : an historian to remember / Megan Vaughan -- John McCracken : a Malawianist to remember / Kings M. Phiri -- John McCracken and the development of Malawi historiography / Wapulumuka O. Mulwafu -- Medicine, politics and Christian networks : John McCracken and the historiography of medicine in Malawi / Markku Hokkanen -- The development of Malawian Church historiography / Klaus Fiedler -- State power, African agency and peasants' food security in early colonial Malawi, 1891-1918 / Bryson Nkhoma -- Africa is and education : vernacular language and the missionary encounter in nineteenth-century Malawi / Harri Englund -- Mothercraft in the DRCM : Mthenga newspaper, missionary wives and African women / Hendrina Kachapila -- They were kept outside but their interest was inside : examining the role of African women in the construction of social identities in colonial Malawi / Dorothy Tembo -- The contested legacy of Malawi's decolonization process, 1944-1994 / Paul Chiudza Banda, Gift Wasambo Kayira -- Christianity and nationalism in Karonga Hills : the tale of two brothers during the late colonial period 1954-1960 / Augustine Chingwala Musopole -- Limits to state power in post-independence development in Malawi, 1964-1983 / Gift Wasambo Kayira -- Pastors, priests, prophets : poverty and Christian religion in Malawi 1861 to 2018 / John Chipembere Lwanda -- The influence of Christian religious authority in education : a trajectory of religious education in Malawi schools from 1875 to 2018 / Macloud Frank Salanjira -- African agency in Malawian neocharismatic churches / Felix Nyika -- Dividing the nation or promoting unity? : ethnic based associations and production of heritage in Malawi / Mwayi Lusaka -- John McCracken's contribution to Malawi's urban history / Ruth Mandala -- Ecological change and food security : state interventions into peasant agriculture in colonial Malawi, 1891-1960 / Bryson Nkhoma -- Andrew Ross, John McCracken and Jack Thompson : three Malawi historians and their influence on Scotland-Malawi relations today / Kenneth R. Ross |
| Summary |
With the death of John McCracken in 2017, Malawi lost a pre-eminent historian. This book celebrates McCracken's contribution to the study of Malawi's history and seeks to build on his legacy. Part of his genius was that he identified themes that hold the key to understanding the history of Malawi in its broader perspective. The authors contributing to this volume address these themes, assessing the progress of historiography and setting an agenda for the further advance of historical studies. The book is a valuable resource for students, researchers and all who are interested in gaining a deeper understanding of Malawi's past and present |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on May 18, 2020) |
| Subject |
McCracken, John, 1938-
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HISTORY / Africa / South / General.
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Historiography
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| SUBJECT |
Malawi -- Historiography
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| Subject |
Malawi
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Ross, Kenneth R., editor.
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Mulwafu, Wapulumuka Oliver, editor.
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McCracken, John, 1938- honouree.
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| ISBN |
9996060799 |
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9789996060793 |
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