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Author : James Tengatenga
Publisher : African Books Collective
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : History
ISBN : 9789990876512

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Church, State, and Society in Malawi by James Tengatenga Pdf

Missionary history in Africa asserts that political history on the continent cannot be understood without an in depth understanding of the workings of the missions: missionary activities and ideologies were central to political consciousness. The Anglican Church was involved in society, education, health and politics right from its first foray into Malawi. This study considers the nature of the involvement of that Church in society, and how it engaged with the State from its genesis in the colonial period through the post-independence period to the new post-Banda political dispensation in 1994. It illustrates how the Church was involved on both sides of the independence struggle; and interrogates why it fell conspicuously silent thereafter.

Author : Marion Christina Rohrleitner,Sarah E. Ryan
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 303 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780739178041

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Dialogues Across Diasporas by Marion Christina Rohrleitner,Sarah E. Ryan Pdf

Dialogues Across Diasporas focuses on the shared historical legacies of members of the Africana and Latina diasporas, and the cultural impact of the African diaspora in the Americas. This book seeks to emphasize connections rather than divisions among different migratory ethnic communities via a reconfiguration of borders and ethnic identities. This collection of essays has three major goals: first, to foreground shared themes and strategies in the literary productions of women of Africana and Latina/o descent; second, to highlight the importance of the arts for community activism within shared diasporic spaces; and third, to illustrate the potential of artistic and activist collaborations among women from both groups across disciplinary, political, national, and ethnic divides. Dialogues across Diasporas is divided into three sections. The first section provides a theoretical overview of diasporic migrations, politics, and identities. It argues that diverse diasporas can unite around shared political and cultural experiences such as converting contested spaces into communities and resisting rhetorics of exclusion. The second section demonstrates the diverse ways in which migratory women and daughters of the diaspora frame their histories, lived experiences, and different forms of knowledge via poetry, short stories, academic essays, and other art forms. The third section focuses on women's activism, suggesting opportunities for collaboration among and between diverse diasporic communities.

Author : Robert I. Rotberg
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 433 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2023
Category : Africa, Southern
ISBN : 9780197674208

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Overcoming the Oppressors by Robert I. Rotberg Pdf

"This book is about southern Africa's long walk to freedom, about the overturning of colonial rule in the northern territories and the dissolution of backs-to-the-wall white settler suzerainty first in what became Zimbabwe and then in South Africa. Chapters on the individual countries detail the stages along their sometimes complicated and tortuous struggle to attain the political New Zion. We learn how and why the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland failed, how and why apartheid eventually collapsed, and exactly how the various components of this heavily white conquered and later white oppressed domain transitioned via diverse fits and starts into today's assemblage of proud, politically-charged, and still mostly fragmented nation-states. But what did the new republics make of their hard won freedoms? That is the subject of more than half of this book. Having liberated themselves successfully, several soon dismantled democratic safeguards, established effective single-party states, closed their economies, deprived citizens of human rights and civil liberties, and exchanged economic progress for varieties of central planning experiments and stunted forms of protected economic endeavors. Only Botswana, of the new entities, embraced full democracy and good governance. The others, even South Africa, at first tightly regimented their economies and attempted severely to limit the degrees of economic freedom and social progress that citizens could enjoy. Corruption prevailed everywhere except Botswana. Today, as the chapters on contemporary southern Africa reveal, most of the southern half of the African continent is returning, if sometimes struggling, to return to the patterns probity and good governance that many countries abandoned in the decades after independence. Now there is a resurgence of high performance, which this book celebrates"--

Author : Joey Power
Publisher : University Rochester Press
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9781580463102

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Political Culture and Nationalism in Malawi by Joey Power Pdf

Inspired by the events leading up to the overthrow of Dr. Hastings Kamuzu Banda's Life Presidency, this book explores the deep logic of Malawi's political culture as it emerged in the colonial and early post-colonial periods. It draws on archival sources from three continents and oral testimonies gathered over a ten-year period provided by those who lived these events. Power narrates how anti-colonial protest was made relevant to the African majority through the painstaking engagement of politicians in local grievances and struggles, which they then linked to the fight against white settler domination in the guise of the Central African Federation. She also explores how Dr. Banda (leader of independent Malawi for thirty years), the Nyasaland African Congress, and its successor, the Malawi Congress Party, functioned within this political culture, and how the MCP became a formidable political machine. Central to this process was the deployment of women and youth to cut across parochial politics and consolidate a broad base of support. No less important was the deliberate manipulation of history and the use of rumor and innuendo, symbol and pageantry, persecution and reward. It was this mix that made people both accept and reject the MCP regime, sometimes simultaneously. Joey Power is Professor of History at Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario.

Author : Owen J. M. Kalinga
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 599 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : History
ISBN : 9780810859616

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Historical Dictionary of Malawi by Owen J. M. Kalinga Pdf

Malawi, established as the British protectorate of Nyasaland in 1891, gained its independence in 1964 and moved immediately into three decades of one-party rule. Since the mid-1990s, however, the country has held multi-party elections, as directed by its constitution, and President Bingu wa Mutharika is currently serving his second term. The fourth edition of the Historical Dictionary of Malawi, now newly expanded and updated, covers a wide range of areas in Malawi history, including the rise and fall of state systems, religious and socio-political movements, the economy, environment, transportation, war, disease, and natural sciences. Author Owen J. M. Kalinga charts developments from pre-history to the post-Banda Malawi, from Tom Bokwito to James Sangala, and from the UMCA mission at Magomero to the second term of Bingu wa Mutharika's presidency, paying particular attention to the individuals, groups, communities, and forces that have molded this South African country. The dictionary itself contains over 1,000 cross-referenced entries on crucial aspects of Malawi history, and it is the most extensive single-volume reference work on Malawi available. In addition to the dictionary entries, Kalinga provides a chronology containing important dates and events and an informative bibliographical section organized by subject. The final part of the bibliography gives the reader a list of current and obsolete newspapers and periodicals related to Malawi, an ideal resource for further research. This newly updated edition is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Malawi.

Author : Emmanuel Kwaku Akyeampong,Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 3382 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2012-02-02
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780195382075

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Dictionary of African Biography by Emmanuel Kwaku Akyeampong,Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Pdf

From the Pharaohs to Fanon, Dictionary of African Biography provides a comprehensive overview of the lives of the men and women who shaped Africa's history. Unprecedented in scale, DAB covers the whole continent from Tunisia to South Africa, from Sierra Leone to Somalia. It also encompasses the full scope of history from Queen Hatsheput of Egypt (1490-1468 BC) and Hannibal, the military commander and strategist of Carthage (243-183 BC), to Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana (1909-1972), Miriam Makeba and Nelson Mandela of South Africa (1918 -).

Author : Colin Baker
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2001-03-23
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780857716422

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Revolt of the Ministers by Colin Baker Pdf

“I certainly had very extreme views, very violent views... and I certainly did advocate... extreme methods.” So a leading Nyasaland nationalist characterised the struggle for independent Malawi, but Dr Hastings Banda, a highly respected medical doctor based for many years in London was invited back to Nyasaland to lead the movement to independent Malawi and the Malawi National Congress. Here was, or so it seemed, a loyal and progressive Government with pro-Western leadership – a final success in the story of British decolonisation. Yet within three months all but one of the cabinet ministers had resigned or were dismissed, former ministers fled the country including distinguished members of the independence movement. Even the pro-Congress Europeans feared for their lives. Colin Baker unravels this potentially disastrous episode in Malawi's history and in the story of decolonisation. He illuminates not only the immediate post-independence problems of Malawi, a newly independent African state, but charts the growth of Banda's autocracy. This detailed and revealing study reveals the problems inherent in the whole momentous story of Africa in independence and decolonisation.

Author : Andrew C. Ross
Publisher : African Books Collective
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : History
ISBN : 9789990887754

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Colonialism to Cabinet Crisis by Andrew C. Ross Pdf

The late Andrew C. Ross was a Scottish missionary in Malawi between 1958 and 1965 and one of the founding members of the Malawi Congress Party. Like many other Scottish missionaries of the period, he deeply opposed the Central African Federation, and was a strong supporter of the emerging Malawian nationalist movement. When, following the declaration of a State of Emergency in March 1959, many of the political leaders of the Nyasaland African Congress were detained, Andrew regularly visited those held at Kanjedza near Limbe - visits which helped to deepen both his friendship with them, and his commitment to their cause. Thus, when Orton Chirwa was released from detention later in 1959, and persuaded to become the temporary leader of the newly formed Malawi Congress Party, Andrew Ross was one of the first to join, becoming the proud holder of MCP card number six. This book covers the period 1875-1965 and includes a Foreword by Professor George Shepperson.

Author : C. Youé,T. Stapleton
Publisher : Springer
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2001-06-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9780230288485

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Agency and Action in Colonial Africa by C. Youé,T. Stapleton Pdf

The coming of colonialism to Subsaharan Africa generated many forces that historians often describe in abstract terms: peasantization, leadership, nationalism and even colonialism. Such terms often hide or overwhelm the individual experiences of those who, in some way, contributed to the development and demise of colonial Africa. These 'agents' of empire - intellectuals and peasants, chiefs and ex-slaves, nationalists and colonial officials - symbolise the ambiguities of and limitations on colonial power. Agency and Action in Colonial Africa attempts to capture their role.

Author : United States. Central Intelligence Agency
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1964
Category : World politics
ISBN : OSU:32435063960199

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Daily Report, Foreign Radio Broadcasts by United States. Central Intelligence Agency Pdf

Author : John McCracken
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Page : 506 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : History
ISBN : 9781847010506

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A History of Malawi, 1859-1966 by John McCracken Pdf

This title features a general history of Malawi, focusing mainly on the colonial period, when it was know as Nyassaland, but placing that period in the context of the pre-colonial past.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2009-01-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789087908430

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In the Spirit of Ubuntu by Anonim Pdf

“This is an excellent and timely book ... In the Spirit of Ubuntu: Stories of Teaching and Research represents a seminal educational intervention that should re-direct the way we see and interact with learning and pedagogical projects and relationships. The book is well organized, is written in non-alienating, humanist language, and should be very useful for students, researchers, and the general public. Students in the West, who are not familiar with the philosophy of ubuntu, should be exposed to the contents of this book.”—Ali A Abdi, in Alberta Journal of Educational Research, Vol. 58, No. 4

Author : United States Board on Geographic Names
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 596 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Names, Geographical
ISBN : OSU:32435081078461

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Gazetteer - United States Board on Geographic Names by United States Board on Geographic Names Pdf

Author : United States. Geographic Names Division
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 594 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Geography
ISBN : PSU:000016183414

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Zambia, Official Standard Names Approved by the United States Board on Geographic Names by United States. Geographic Names Division Pdf

Author : Maggie Madimbo
Publisher : Springer
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2016-05-26
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781137547804

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Transformative and Engaging Leadership by Maggie Madimbo Pdf

This book explores how spirituality and resiliency defines the character of African women and inspires them to serve the communities and organizations around them. Through portraits of twelve Malawian women national leaders, it celebrates the lives of indigenous women and describes how their unique backgrounds and experiences have contributed to their leadership development. It provides an understanding of the strategies these women employ to move beyond historical barriers to exercise leadership. The author introduces a new leadership model called transformative engaging leadership, which demonstrates how African women leaders use their inner strength to thrive and succeed in the midst of challenges. It contributes to African female leadership studies and will be helpful to leaders and organizations that have a passion for advancing female leaders in the developing world.