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Politics, Christianity and Society in Ma: Essays in Honour of John McCracken

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R. Ross
2020
Published by: Mzuni Press
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With the death of John McCracken in 2017, Malawi lost a pre-eminent historian. This book celebrates McCracken�s contribution to the study of Malawi�s history and seeks to build on his legacy. Part of his genius was that he identified themes that hold the key to understanding the history of Malawi in its broader perspective. The authors contributing to this volume address these themes, assessing the progress of historiography and setting an agenda for the further advance of historical studies. The book is a valuable resource for students, researchers and all who are interested in gaining a deeper understanding of Malawi�s past and present.

Table of Contents

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Cover

Title Page, Copyright

pp. i-iii

Contents

pp. 4-6

Acknowledgements

pp. 7-8

Notes on Contributors

pp. 9-16

Introduction: John McCracken and Malawi's History

pp. 17-30

John McCracken: An Africanist to Remember

pp. 31-33

John McCracken: An Historian to Remember

pp. 34-40

Kenneth John McCracken: A Malawianist to Remember

pp. 41-55

John McCracken and the Development of Malawian Historiography, 1964 - 2017

pp. 56-74

Medicine, Politics and Christian Networks: John McCracken and the Historiography of Medicine in Malawi

pp. 75-91

The Development of Malawian Church Historiography

pp. 92-115

State Power and African Agency: Peasants' Food Production in Early Colonial Malawi, 1891-1920

pp. 116-137

"Africa Is an Education": Vernacular Language and the Missionary Encounter in Nineteenth-Century Malawi

pp. 138-162

Mothercraft in the DRCM: Mthenga Newspaper, Missionary Wives and African Women, 1923 - 1934

pp. 163-190

"They were Kept Outside but their Interest was Inside": an Examination of the Role of African Women in the Construction of Social Identities in Colonial Malawi

pp. 191-214

The Contested Legacy of Malawi's Decolonization Process, 1944-1994

pp. 215-242

Christianity and Nationalism in Karonga Hills: The Tale of Two Brothers during the Late Colonial Period 1954-1960

pp. 243-265

Limits to State Power in Post-independence Development in Malawi, 1964-1983

pp. 266-292

Pastors, Priests, Prophets: Poverty and Christian Religion in Malawi 1861 to 2019

pp. 293-319

The Influence of Christian Religious Authority in Education: A Trajectory of Religious Education in Malawi Schools from 1875 to 2018

pp. 320-344

African Agency amongst Malawian Neocharismatics

pp. 345-371

Dividing the Nation or Promoting Unity? Ethnic Based Associations and Production of Heritage in Malawi

pp. 372-395

John McCracken's Contribution to Malawi's Urban History

pp. 396-418

Ecological Change and Food Production: State Intervention into Peasant Agriculture in the Southern Province of Colonial Malawi, 1891-1960

pp. 419-444

Andrew Ross, John McCracken and Jack Thompson: Three Malawi Historians and their Influence on Scotland-Malawi Relations Today

pp. 445-470

John McCracken Bibliography

pp. 471-475

General Bibliography

pp. 476-508

Index of proper names

pp. 509-531

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