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Malawi 2007
By an Amazon.com customer
The Innocent Anthropologist : Notes from a Mud HutThe Innocent Anthropologist : Notes from a Mud Hut by Nigel Barley
Buy new: $14.36 / Used from: $8.95
A riot! With some great lessons for appreciative learning in a new culture.
Ceremony: An Anthropologist's Misadventures in the African BushCeremony: An Anthropologist's Misadventures in the African Bush by Nigel Barley
Buy used from: $1.14
Anthills of the SavannahAnthills of the Savannah by Chinua Achebe
Buy new: $9.56 / Used from: $1.39
Some say Chinua Achebe's greatest work.
Facing Mount KenyaFacing Mount Kenya by Jomo Kenyatta
Buy new: $12.50 / Used from: $2.58
A classic independence story. Different from Malawi's, but there are overlaps.
The Village of WaitingThe Village of Waiting by George Packer
Buy new: $10.88 / Used from: $6.99
A Peace Corps Togo RPCV's memories of his service.
The Soccer WarThe Soccer War by Ryszard Kapuscinski
Buy new: $11.16 / Used from: $5.85
A Polish jouranlist's look at African struggles with independence.
Petals of BloodPetals of Blood by Ngugi wa Thiong'o
Buy new: $10.20 / Used from: $7.65
Ngugi is one of East Africa's leading writers.
The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our TimeThe End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time by Jeffrey Sachs
Buy new: $11.56 / Used from: $4.25
At least read the chapters on Malawi...
The White Man's Burden: Why the West's Efforts to Aid the Rest Have Done So Much Ill and So Little GoodThe White Man's Burden: Why the West's Efforts to Aid the Rest Have Done So Much Ill and So Little Good by William Easterly
Buy new: $18.45 / Used from: $5.95
Easterly has a different take on development than Sachs does.
Into Africa: The Epic Adventures of Stanley and LivingstoneInto Africa: The Epic Adventures of Stanley and Livingstone by Martin Dugard
Buy new: $10.85 / Used from: $6.19
Recent book - Lots of good historical references for someone coming to Malawi.