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Contents Acknowledgments Abbreviations Introduction: Peasants Debate Academics on Food, Hunger, and Time 16 Part I: Chaola Abolishes History Introduction to Part I 60 1 Political Crises and Famine, 1862-1923 61 2 In Times of Renewal and in Times of Disaster 105 Part II: Present Njala Against the Future of Plenty Introduction to Part II 138 3 Drought, Floods, and Seasonal Hunger [Njala] 139 4 Coping With and Reproducing Njala 180 Part III: The Quiet Days Behind the Noisy Transitions Introduction to Part III 228 5 In the Long Shadows of Cotton, 1860-2002 229 6 The Logic of the Peasant Garden 287 7 The Daily Meal 349 Conclusion: Order and Disorder Copilot the Same Spaceship 408 Glossary Bibliography 418 Index
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Malawi -- Social life and customs.