Dienstag, 18. November 2014

Malawi Mailings

Malawi Mailings (mmail) is now available in Malawi! (3000 MK)
Available from Mzuni Press and also from Kachere in Zomba.


The book contains a good number of original drawings by Sarah Scofield, such as:




CONTENTS

Introduction
Page 1
Partnership in Faith – First Impressions

Year 2000
Page 11
Drinking in the Atmosphere – An Overview of Theological Training 
The Common Good – Breaking the Silence – Jubilee South – Faith in the Future 
A Clash of Cultures – Protective Magic – African Christianity
 Language of the Heart – Challenges and Constraints – Putting Down Roots

Year 2001
Page 59
The Role of Repetition – Looking Ahead – Life in the Raw – Proverbial Sayings 
Out and About – A Week in the Diary – The Impact of AIDS – The Response to AIDS New Developments – Orphan Support – The Need for Reparation
The Ethical Dimension of Community 

Year 2002
Page 103
Witchcraft Beliefs – Contemplation and Struggle – The Maize Crisis – Child Labour
A  New Diocese – Poverty Issues – Africans Abroad – Veneration of Ancestors Fishing Tactics – Worst Food Crisis Ever – Coming Soon – Seasonal Meditations

Year 2003
Page 143
Resilience and Joy – An Interregnum – The Anglican Heartland 
Provincial Autonomy – Power Crisis – Our New Bishop – The Process of Formation 
A Beautiful Country – Ntiya News – Links and Plans

Postscript
Page 181

Poinsettia

Freitag, 10. Oktober 2014

New Book- Mora

10.10.2014
Today we have sent to African Books Collective (http://www.africanbookscollective.com/) another book:


We are not alone at Mzuni Press

Posted 8.10.2014
Mzuni Press is neither new nor alone. The work we do here is the sequence of the work which we did in Zomba from 1995 till 2007: The Kachere Series. http://kachereseries.luviri.net/
The Kachere Series has produced over those years about 150 titles, from small brochures to big monographs. The remit was to produce books (and journals) on “Religion, Culture and Society from Malawi.” A list of Kachere Books available at African Books Collective can be found here: http://www.africanbookscollective.com/publishers/kachere-series Since I left Zomba, the Kachere Series has continued to publish, and when a new book comes out, we will include it in this blog. After all, Kachere is our Big Sister. Below is the latest book from Kachere:


African Books Collective
Local publishers in Africa all have the problem of how to reach the international market. Since over 15 years this burden has been taken away from us as by the African Books Collective: http://www.africanbookscollective.com/ & orders@africanbookscollective.com. The books there are printed as Print on Demand. This means that the books are printed one copy at a time. To make this possible the printer uses toner instead of ink. And if Print on Demand sound like something temporary or simple, do look at the books and you will see the beauty.
Below is the list of Mzuni Press books that are available as Print on Demand books from African Books Collective:
http://www.africanbookscollective.com/publishers/mzuni-press
To complete the picture, below is one title published by Mzuni Press that is not available as Print on Demand:


Mzuzu University
Mzuni Press is related to Mzuzu University, which supports the work. http://www.mzuni.ac.mw/

Donnerstag, 2. Oktober 2014

Mzuni Press: The Idea

2.10.2014

At the core of any university is knowledge. Research is there to generate knowledge, the lecturers are there to teach it, and the students, hopefully, will learn it all.

Here Mzuni Press comes in, because publishing binds them all together.
Students need textbooks, students need many other books, lecturers should not only do research but also publish it, and when books are easily available, a university will profit.
The opinion is common that academic books must be produced in England, America, or, occasionally, in India or Germany. That is fine, but what about Africa?
There is, of course, academic publishing in South Africa, but Malawi? Yes, Malawi must make its own contribution. And I don’t mind if people say: “Malawi has no reading culture.” Have they ever tried?
Mzuni Press has no commercial aims, and it is sustained by the love and the efforts of authors and researchers, lecturers and students, both postgraduate and undergraduate. And so we invite you to participate.
We believe that we have something to contribute to the world of knowledge, and maybe you are interested. In the next post I will portray the books we have published so far.

Enough for today,
Klaus Fiedler