Banda's monuments and the narrativisation of Malawi's history in the post-Banda era

Journal of Social Development in Africa

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 139-160

  Chirambo, Reuben ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Democratisation; Dictatorship; Malawi; Memory; Monument; Reconciliation; Truth

Indexed keywords

DEMOCRATIZATION; PARTY POLITICS; POLITICAL CHANGE; POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT; POLITICAL HISTORY; POLITICAL RELATIONS; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; MALAWI; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 47249108890     PISSN: 10121080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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