First published in 1975, in conjunction with the Overseas Development Institute, this study examines the case for and€against aid for developing nations, taking the specific example of British aid to Malawi's economic development since independence in 1964.
Comprises a linked series of previously published articles and opinion pieces. Traces political and economic developments in southern Africa from the struggle for decolonization and autonomy in the 1960s to the battle against apartheid in South Africa and efforts to end the rule…
In Unreasonable Histories, Christopher J. Lee unsettles the parameters and content of African studies as currently understood. At the book's core are the experiences of multiracial Africans in British Central Africa- contemporary Malawi, Zimbabwe, and Zambia- from the 1910s to t…
In Unreasonable Histories, Christopher J. Lee unsettles the parameters and content of African studies as currently understood. At the book's core are the experiences of multiracial Africans in British Central Africa-contemporary Malawi, Zimbabwe, and Zambia-from the 1910s to the…
The story of the Dutch girl who became known as 'the mother of Malawi' for her work with the country's orphans. Having an abusive marriage and the turmoil of divorce, Annie Chikhwaza married a poor African pastor and went to Malawi to start an orphanage. Today she has nearly 200…
"An inspiring story of one womans survival and her part in Gods work in Africa Annie Chikhwaza grew up in Holland. In struggling to come to terms with her abuse as a child, she tried to commit suicide but was dramatically converted through the ministry of Brother Andrew. She the…
"In Cooking Data Crystal Biruk offers an ethnographic account of research into the demographics of HIV and AIDS in Malawi to rethink the production of quantitative health data. While research practices are often understood within a clean/dirty binary, Biruk shows that data is ne…