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Author |
: Marshall S. Clough |
Publisher |
: Lynne Rienner Publishers |
Total Pages |
: 300 |
Release |
: 1998 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1555875378 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781555875374 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (78 Downloads) |
Synopsis Mau Mau Memoirs by : Marshall S. Clough
Clough (history, U. of Northern Colorado) analyzes 13 personal accounts by Kenyans in order to make a case for not only their historical value, but their role in the struggle to define the importance of Mau Mau within Kenyan historiography and politics. He argues that the recollections of the authors, whose experiences ranged from organizing the secret movement, to supplying the guerillas, to active fighting, to resistance in the British detention camps, serve to refute both the British and Kenyan versions of the revolt. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Author |
: Peter Hewitt |
Publisher |
: Covos Day |
Total Pages |
: 408 |
Release |
: 2001 |
ISBN-10 |
: STANFORD:36105111396813 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (13 Downloads) |
Synopsis Kenya Cowboy by : Peter Hewitt
The revolt was regarded in its origins & development as wholly evil, yet Mau Mau insurgents became heroes & the day on which the state of emergency was declared is commemorated with pride. This text offers a balanced assessment of the implications.
Author |
: Wambui Waiyaki Otieno |
Publisher |
: Lynne Rienner Pub |
Total Pages |
: 255 |
Release |
: 1998 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1555877222 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781555877224 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (22 Downloads) |
Synopsis Mau Mau's Daughter by : Wambui Waiyaki Otieno
The autobiography of a woman who was a Kenyan nationalist fighter for the Mau Maus and later politician in Nairobi. Descended from Maasai refugees, Kikuyu frontier settlers, and autochthonous Dorobo hunter-gatherers, she tells the story of her ancestors, her childhood, how she got involved in the Mau Mau rebellion of the 1950s, the later story of her involvement with the Kenya African National Union, her marriage to Nairobi lawyer Silvano Melea Otieno, and the controversy over his burial, which was the impetus for the writing of this book. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Author |
: E. S. Atieno Odhiambo |
Publisher |
: Ohio State University Press |
Total Pages |
: 324 |
Release |
: 2003 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0852554842 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780852554845 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (42 Downloads) |
Synopsis Mau Mau & Nationhood by : E. S. Atieno Odhiambo
Decades on from independence the role of Mau Mau still excites argument and controversy, not least in Kenya itself.
Author |
: S. H. Fazan |
Publisher |
: Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 408 |
Release |
: 2014-11-14 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780857737847 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0857737848 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (47 Downloads) |
Synopsis Colonial Kenya Observed by : S. H. Fazan
The coast of East Africa was considered a strategically invaluable region for the establishment of trading ports, both for Arab and Persian merchants, long prior to invasion and conquest by Europeans. In the initial stages of the scramble for Africa in the 18th century, control of the area was an aspiration for every colonial nation in Europe - but it was not until 1895 that it was finally dominated by a sole power and proclaimed The Protectorate of British East Africa. In the early 20th century, the coast was brimming with vitality as immigrants, colonisers and missionaries from Arabia, India and Europe poured in to take advantage of growing commercial opportunities - including the prospect of enslaving millions of native Africans. The development of Kenya is an exceptional tale within the history of British rule - in perhaps no other colony did nationalistic feeling evolve in conditions of such extensive social and political change. In 1911, S.H. Fazan sailed to what later became the Republic of Kenya to work for the colonial government. Immersing himself in knowledge of traditional language and law, he recorded the vast changes to local culture that he encountered after decades of working with both the British administration and the Kenyan people. This work charts the sweeping tide of social change that occurred through his career with the clarity and insight that comes with a total intimacy of a country. His memoirs examine the fascinating complexity of interaction between the colonial and native courts, commercial land reform and the revolutionised dynamic of labour relations. By further unearthing the political tensions that climaxed with the Mau Mau Revolt of 1952-1960, this invaluable work on the European colonial period paints a comprehensive and revealing firsthand account for anyone with an interest in British and African history. Fazan's story provides a quite unparalleled view of colonial Africa and the conduct of Empire across half a century.
Author |
: Derek Peter Franklin |
Publisher |
: Janus Publishing Company Lim |
Total Pages |
: 185 |
Release |
: 1996 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781857562941 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1857562941 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (41 Downloads) |
Synopsis A Pied Cloak by : Derek Peter Franklin
Prior to and after Kenya's independence, this biography recounts a Kenyan police officer's daily experiences, including armed combat in the bush, the technical operations in Nairobi, and the battle of wits against the South African intelligence services in Lesotho and Botswana. Exploring the intrigue and brutality of the officer's position, the book provides insight into security force operations.
Author |
: Tom Askwith |
Publisher |
: Twayne Publishers |
Total Pages |
: 260 |
Release |
: 1995 |
ISBN-10 |
: UOM:39015037499475 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (75 Downloads) |
Synopsis From Mau Mau to Harambee by : Tom Askwith
Author |
: Louis Leakey |
Publisher |
: Routledge |
Total Pages |
: 163 |
Release |
: 2013-11-05 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781136530739 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1136530738 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (39 Downloads) |
Synopsis Defeating Mau Mau by : Louis Leakey
Many of the issues are still pertinent to other African countries in the 21st century e.g clear parallels with Zimbabwe
Author |
: Caroline Elkins |
Publisher |
: Random House |
Total Pages |
: 437 |
Release |
: 2023-09-21 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781448162734 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1448162734 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (34 Downloads) |
Synopsis Britain's Gulag by : Caroline Elkins
Only a few years after Britain defeated fascism came the Mau Mau uprising in Kenya - a mass armed rebellion by the Kikuyu people, demanding the return of their land and freedom. The draconian response of Britain's colonial government was to detain nearly the entire Kikuyu population of 1.5 million and to portray them as sub-human savages. Detainees in their thousands - possibly a hundred thousand or more - died from exhaustion, disease, starvation and systemic physical brutality. For decades these events remained untold. Caroline Elkins conducted years of research to piece together this story, unearthing reams of documents and interviewing several hundred Kikuyu survivors. Britain's Gulag reveals, for the first time, the full savagery of the Mau Mau war and the ruthless determination with which Britain sought to control its empire.
Author |
: Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor |
Publisher |
: Vintage |
Total Pages |
: 386 |
Release |
: 2014-10-07 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780345802545 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0345802543 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (45 Downloads) |
Synopsis Dust by : Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor
A Washington Post Notable Book When a young man is gunned down in the streets of Nairobi, his grief-stricken father and sister bring his body back to their crumbling home in the Kenyan drylands. But the murder has stirred up memories long since buried, precipitating a series of events no one could have foreseen. As the truth unfolds, we come to learn the secrets held by this parched landscape, hidden deep within the shared past of a family and their conflicted nation. Spanning Kenya’s turbulent 1950s and 1960s, Dust is spellbinding debut from a breathtaking new voice in literature.