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A Monument More Lasting than Bronze
Classics in the University of Malawi, 1982–2019
Series: Hellenic Studies Series
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Formed in 1964, the year of independence, the University of Malawi promised more than the distant University College of Rhodesia and Nyasaland — founded in 1952 — ever could. A decade and a half later, Hastings Kamuzu Banda, by then Life President of the Republic of...
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A Monument More Lasting than Bronze analyzes the motives for establishing a Department of Classics at the University of Malawi and the political goals it served, and examines it in the context of Classics worldwide. A balanced team of authors, some Malawian, some foreign with Malawian connections, brings varied perspectives to this reflection.
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Formed in 1964, the year of independence, the University of Malawi promised more than the distant University College of Rhodesia and Nyasaland — founded in 1952 — ever could. A decade and a half later, Hastings Kamuzu Banda, by then Life President of the Republic of Malawi, let it be known to the University that a Department of Classics was to be established — teaching the history and languages of the ancient Mediterranean world at Zomba, on the edge of the African Rift Valley.
A Monument More Lasting than Bronze analyzes President Banda's motives for this surreal intervention and the political goals it served, and also sketches out the shape the enterprise he called into being has taken — all in the context of worldwide transformations of Classics. A balanced team of authors, some Malawian, some foreign with Malawian connections, brings varied perspectives to this reflection.
Series: Hellenic Studies Series
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Book Details
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ISBN: 9780674278509
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 03 September 2024
Country: United States
Imprint: Harvard University Press
Illustration: 13 color photos, 2 tables
Audience: Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Width: 152.0mm
Height: 229.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 276
About the Author
Paul McKechnie is Associate Professor, Department of History and Archaeology, Macquarie University. Steve Nyamilandu is Head of the Department of Classics, Chancellor College, University of Malawi. Samson Kambalu is Associate Professor of Fine Art, Ruskin School of Art, and Fellow in Fine Art at Magdalen College, University of Oxford.
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