{"product_id":"the-story-of-an-african-famine-gender-and-famine-in-twentieth-century-malawi-paperback-9780521035514","title":"The Story of an African Famine; Gender and Famine in Twentieth-Century Malawi (Paperback \/ softback) 9780521035514","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Story of an African Famine\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eGender and Famine in Twentieth-Century Malawi\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis account of the 1949 famine in colonial Malawi employs a wide variety of historical sources.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMegan Vaughan (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521035514, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 12 February 2007\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e192 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.3 x 15.5 x 1.2 cm, 0.281 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis account of the 1949 famine in colonial Malawi employs a wide variety of historical sources, ranging from Colonial Office documentation to the songs of women who lived through the tragedy. The analysis of the causes and development of the famine takes the reader through a detailed agricultural and social history of Southern Malwai in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, focusing in particular on the nature of social and economic stratification, changes in kinship systems and the position of women and placing all this within the wider context of the impact of colonial rule.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of maps\u003cbr\u003e List of illustrations\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e Glossary\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. The 1949 famine\u003cbr\u003e 2. Famine as a Malthusian crisis\u003cbr\u003e 3. Famine as a failure of the market\u003cbr\u003e 4. Food entitlement and employment\u003cbr\u003e 5. Gender and famine\u003cbr\u003e 6. After the famine: a conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e List of oral interviews\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: General \u0026amp; world history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on General \u0026amp; world history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22General%20\u0026amp;%20world%20history%20%5BHBG%5D%22\"\u003eHBG\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46006237757720,"sku":"9780521035514","price":37.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521035514i_ffa1032d-b625-4723-aa12-c5f149af9c9d.jpg?v=1694968306","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-story-of-an-african-famine-gender-and-famine-in-twentieth-century-malawi-paperback-9780521035514","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}