Magomero: Portrait of an African Village

ISBN-13: 9780521389099 / Angielski / Miękka / 1989 / 284 str.

Landeg White

Opis

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.

Recenzje

'This is an original and outstanding book which deserves a wide readership.' SOAS Bulletin

Spis treści

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.