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Malawi's second democratic elections : process, problems, and prospects / edited by Martin Ott, Kings M. Phiri & Nandini Patel ; foreword by Jürgen Hellner.
Van Pelt Library JQ2941.A95 M35 2000
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LIBRA JQ2941.A95 M35 2000
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- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Kachere books ; no. 10.
- Kachere books
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Elections--Malawi--Congresses.
- Elections.
- Democracy--Malawi--Congresses.
- Democracy.
- Politics and government.
- Malawi--Politics and government--1964---Congresses.
- Malawi.
- Genre:
- Conference papers and proceedings.
- Physical Description:
- 227 pages : folded map ; 21 cm.
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Blantyre, Malawi : Christian Literature Association in Malawi, 2000.
- Summary:
- There is a long history of Islam in Malawi, which precedes Christianity; and Muslims constitute about fifteen percent of the country's population. However Muslims and Islam in Malawi have until relatively recently remained low profile, and there has been little research or documentation of their history. This collection of essays traces the history of Muslim culture in Malawi, looking at for example: how Islam spread to Malawi within the context of the expansion of Islan in East Africa; how Islam developed; and how the Christian churches responded. Further contributions address Islam in Nyasaland in 1910; Kanyenda and the Swahili challenge; Mohammedanism and the Yaos in 1991; the Yao Tariqa and the Sukuti movements; the problems of Islamic education; and the growth of a political and commercial Muslim elite.
- Contents:
- The 1999 elections : challenges and reforms / Nandini Patel
- Management of the electoral process during the second multi-party elections / Zimani D. Kadzamira
- Reflections on party ideologies and programmes / Kings M. Phiri
- Civil society in Malawi's democratic transition / Wiseman C. Chirwa
- The role of the Christian churches in democratic Malawi (1994-1999) / Martin Ott
- Media in the democratic and electoral process / Nandini Patel
- Uses and abuses of language during the election campaigns / Gregory H. Kamwendo
- Personal reflections / James Tengatenga.
- Notes:
- "Kachere series"--Cover.
- "The majority of the articles published here were originally presented at a seminar titled "Malawi after the Second Democratic Elections" held on 31 July 1999 at Chancellor College, Zomba"--Acknowledgements.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 9990816158
- OCLC:
- 45248515
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