Author: Phillips, Henry
Title: From Obscurity to Bright Dawn. How Nyasaland Became Malawi: An Insider's Account
Description: London / New York, The Radcliffe Press, (1998). orig. boards, dustwrapper.. 22x14cm, xx,252,(8) pp.. 8pp photoplates. Minor rubbing. VG. ¶ Memoirs of a British Nyasaland administrator ca. 1946-1964, later Board member of the National Bank of Malawi (1980s). Contents: In the Beginning; District Life; Boma Life; HQ Life; Development Strategies; The Federal Cloud Gathers; Federal Interlude; Financial Secretary; Disturbances; Devlin & After; First Steps to Freedom; More Steps Forward; The Pace Quickens; Full Speed Ahead; The Goal in Sight; Bright Dawn; Aftermath.

Keywords: African Colonial History, Nyasaland, British Empire, Southern Africa, Colony Colonies, Administration, Government, Political Politics, Malawi