Lwanda, J. L. (2016) Poverty, prophets and politics: ‘Marxist’ discourses in Malawi music, 1994–2012. In: Salawu, A. and Chibita, M. B. (eds.) Indigenous Language Media, Language Politics and Democracy in Africa. Palgrave Macmillan UK: Basingstoke, pp. 211-234. ISBN 9781137547293
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Abstract
Malawi, a British protectorate from 1891, achieved independence in 1964. Then, under Dr Hastings Kamuzu Banda, Malawi quickly became a one-party state, which was highly intolerant of dissent, both written and oral (Short, 1974; Lwanda, 1993 and 2009; Ross, 2009). It had a ‘feudal’ political and economic climate, with an economy exploiting low wages (LESOMA, 1981, pp. 82–85; Pryor, 1990; Mhone, 1992, pp. 1–33), in which expression of socio-economic dissatisfaction was contained by political repression (Africa Watch, 1990).
Item Type: | Book Sections |
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Status: | Published |
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Lwanda, Dr John Lloyd |
Authors: | Lwanda, J. L. |
Subjects: | D History General and Old World > D History (General) H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) |
College/School: | College of Social Sciences > School of Social and Political Sciences |
Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK |
ISBN: | 9781137547293 |
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