Mr Mdala Writes to the Governor
Negotiating Colonial Rule in Nyasaland
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4494620 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mary K Vaughan (Right to Care, corresponding author), M Vaughan |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 60 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 171-188 |
| Publication date | 2005-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | History Workshop Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1363-3554 • E-ISSN: 1477-4569 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/hwj/dbi038 |
| OpenAlex | W2168494709 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 21 |
Kenneth Mdala was born in Nyasaland (now Malawi) at the end of the nineteenth century and became a ‘native clerk’ working for the British colonial administration in neighbouring Tanganyika. He was a prolific writer and historian who attempted, through his writings, to influence colonial policy in Nyasaland. Loyal to the colonial regime, he was nevertheless regarded by them with suspicion. This paper recounts my encounter with Kenneth Mdala in the archival record and also with his family in Malawi
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| Unique citing works | 7 |
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| Citations per year | 0,39 |
| Citation span | 2008 - 2024 (17) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |