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Historical Dictionary of Malawi
Owen J. M. Kalinga
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Description for Historical Dictionary of Malawi
Hardback. Series: Historical Dictionaries of Africa. Num Pages: 598 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMM; GBC; HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 164 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1070.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
598
Condition
New
Series
Historical Dictionaries of Africa
Number of Pages
598
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780810859616
SKU
V9780810859616
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About Owen J. M. Kalinga
Owen J. M. Kalinga is professor of History at North Carolina University and is the author of A History of the Ngonde Kingdom of Malawi and Communities at the Margin: Studies in Rural Society and Migration in Southern Africa, 1890-1980 (edited with Alan Jeeves).
Reviews for Historical Dictionary of Malawi
This resource provides a lot of historical and political history on this small but turbulent country and will be most useful in large academic libraries.
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