Magomero - Portrait of an African Village

Klappentext An insider's view of African historians' principal concerns--the slave trade! Christian missions! colonialism! land alienation and nationalism--is presented through this personalized account of a Malawi village from 1859 to the present. Zusammenfassung Magomero is the history! since 1859! of a Malawian village. The region saw historically important political activity! in the founding of a colony of freed slaves and the rising of an independent church movement against white estate owners. Here Landeg White! offers an 'inside view' of social! political and economic change in Malawi. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of figures; List of maps; Preface; Part I. The Mang'anja Village: 1. 1859-1863: one of the neatest we have ever seen; Part II. The Lomwe Village: 2. 1901-1915: this place is wonderful; 3. 1915-1945: my children's market is the graveyard; 4. 1945-1985: John Chilembwe will make everything shine; Sources; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Landeg White
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.09.1989
• EAN: 9780521389099
• ISBN: 978-0-521-38909-9
• No. of pages: 284
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, Malawi, HISTORY / Africa / South / General, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, African History, Modern Period, C 1500 Onwards