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Malawi in pictures / Sarah DeCapua.

by De Capua, Sarah.

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Minneapolis, MN : Twenty-First Century Books, c2009.

Malawi -- Juvenile literature.

Malawi -- Pictorial works -- Juvenile literature.

Electronic Resource

http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip083/2007044783.html

9780822585756 (lib. bdg.)

0822585758 (lib. bdg.)

Visual geography series. Second series.

80 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 27 cm.

Introduction -- Land: Topography -- Shire Valley -- Plateaus -- Mountains -- Natural resources -- Rivers and lakes -- Climate -- Flora and fauna -- Environmental concerns -- Cities -- History and government: Maravi -- Ngoni -- Slave trade and missionaries -- Effects of the missions -- Scramble for Africa -- Nyasaland Districts Protectorate -- Early resistance to British rule -- African associations -- Central African Federation -- NAC -- Hastings Kamuzu Banda -- Independence -- Life after Banda -- After Banda -- Government -- People: Ethnic groups -- Languages -- Migratory workers -- Housing -- Health -- Education -- Clothing -- Cultural life: Literature -- Art -- Music and dance -- Religion -- Holidays -- Sports and recreation -- Food -- Economy: Services -- Agriculture -- Industry -- Mining and manufacturing -- Transportation -- Energy -- Communications and media -- Future -- For more information: Timeline -- Fast facts -- Currency -- Flag -- National anthem -- Famous people -- Sights to see -- Glossary -- Selected bibliography -- Further reading and websites -- Index.

The land -- History and government -- The people -- Cultural life -- The economy.

Presents a photographic introduction to the land, history, government, economy, people, and culture of the African country of Malawi.

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