Catholics, Peasants, and Chewa Resistance in Nyasaland

Catholics, Peasants, and Chewa Resistance in Nyasaland examines the complex interplay between Catholic missionaries, indigenous Chewa communities, and colonial powers in Malawi during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Ian Linden, with contributions from Jane Linden, traces the history of the Chewa people, who originally migrated from the Congo, and their interactions with Portuguese missionaries and later British colonial forces. The book explores how Catholic missionaries, arriving i...