Political Culture and Nationalism in Malawi - Building Kwacha

Malawi's political culture is examined as it emerged in the colonial and early post-colonial periods, particularly in light of anti-colonial protest.

List of contents

Introduction
Power and Authority in Early Colonial Malawi
From "Tribe" to Nation: Defending Indirect Rule
From "Tribe" to Nation: The Nyasaland African Congress
The Federal Challenge: Noncooperation and the Crisis of Confidence in Elite Politics
Building Urban Populism
Planting Populism in the Countryside
Bringing Back Banda
Prelude to Crisis: Inventing a Malawian Political Culture
Du's Challenge: Car Accident as Metaphor for Political Violence
Crisis and Kuthana Politics
Legacies
Notes
Selected Bibliography
Index

Summary

Malawi's political culture is examined as it emerged in the colonial and early post-colonial periods, particularly in light of anti-colonial protest.

Product details

• Authors: Joey Power, Joey (Customer) Power
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.01.2010
• EAN: 9781580463102
• ISBN: 978-1-58046-310-2
• No. of pages: 350
• Dimensions: 157 mm x 234 mm x 25 mm
• Weight: 680 g
• Series: Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora; Rochester Studies in African H
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Humanities, art, music > History > 20th century (up to 1945); Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political system