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This book conveys the findings of a study carried out in three rural districts of Malawi. It aims to explore the issue of gender-based violence, known locally as nkhanza, and its impact on women with regard to their social and legal status. The study covers: the implications of the marriage system for gender-based violence; men, women and children's perceptions of violence; structural issues and systems of justice; the role of economic factors; nkhanza as an accepted form of conflict resolution; and the psychological impacts. ... Read more

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The common charge laid against missionaries that they are destroyers ofAfrican culture is shown to be untrue of the missionaries treated in thisbook, who worked with considerable success to integrate Christianity andAfrican culture.The author examines the endeavours of the missionaries from the perspectiveof the local Christians, who were not themselves interested in Africanizationas such. One can thus find some missionaries defending - against the electedAfrican Church leadership - the right of the Chagga Christians to circumcisetheir daughters, and Nyakyusa Christians refusing to use African tunes becausethe missionaries - influenced by National Socialism - professed both love forAfrican culture and White superiority.This informative book, based on local and archival research at DaressalamUniversity, is eminently readable. It features the first historical studyof Bruno Gutmann, and provides case study material for teaching. ... Read more

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"This collection plays a valuable role in bringing together under one roof a range of contemporary work in Southern African cultural studies. By showcasing the work in this way, it will hopefully provide a sharpened focus for debate and pave the way for further anthologies of this type." -- South African Historical Journal

Important studies of popular culture today in South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Zambia.