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The End of Chidyerano A History of Food and Everyday Life in Malawi, 1860-2004
Elias C. Mandala
ISBN: 0-325-07021-0
ISBN-13: 978-0-325-07021-6
368 pages
Praeger Publishers
Publication: 10/30/2005
List Price: $139.95 (UK Sterling Price: £96.95)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
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Series Title: Social History of Africa
Description: In this groundbreaking work, Mandala argues that there is more to food studies than the analysis of famine—that hunger exists only as an integral part of abundance. Basing his case on the history of southern Malawi, he identifies several factors that explain why, although notorious for its annual food deficits, the region is not a land of frequent famine. By proving that seasonal hunger does not lead to famine in the absence of political crisis, and showing in detail how rare events get their meaning from the everyday, Mandela underscores the need to understand the daily and seasonal routines of food cultivation and eating in their own right.
Table of Contents:
  • Abbreviations
    Illustrations
    Figures
    Tables
    Glossary
    Acknowledgements
    Introduction: Peasants Debate Academics on Food, Hunger, and Time
    Chaola Abolishes History
    Political Crises and Famine, 1862-1923
    In Times of Renewal and in Times of Disaster
    Present Njala Against the Future of Plenty
    Drought, Floods, and Seasonal Hunger (Njala)
    Coping With and Reproducing Njala
    The Quiet Days Behind the Noisy Transitions
    In the Long Shadows of Cotton, 1860-2002
    The Logic of the Peasant Garden
    The Daily Meal
    Conclusion: Order and Disorder Copilot the Same Spaceship
    Bibliography
About the Author: Elias C. Mandala was born in Malawi and received his Bachelor's and Master's degrees from the University of Malawi. In 1977, he came to the United States as a Fulbright Scholar, and did further graduate work at the Universities of Minnesota and Wisconsin (Madison). After obtaining his Ph.D. from Minnesota, he started teaching at the University of Rochester, where he is now professor in the Department of History. He has authored many articles on the agrarian history of Southern Malawi. His Work and Control in a Peasant Economy: A History of the Lower Tchiri Valley in Malawi, 1859-1960 (University of Wisconsin Press) was a finalist for the 1990 Herskovits award.
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