Nicholas K. Githuku

Mau Mau Crucible of War

Statehood, National Identity, and Politics of Postcolonial Kenya

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Produktbeschreibung

Mau Mau Crucible of War is a study of the social and cultural history of the mentalité of struggle in Kenya, which reached a peak during the Mau Mau War of the 1950s. This struggle continues to resonate in Kenya today through the ongoing demand for a decent standard of living and social justice for all.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 574
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Dezember 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 38mm
• Gewicht: 1072g
• ISBN-13: 9781498506984
• ISBN-10: 1498506984
• Artikelnr.: 43673199

Autorenporträt

Nicholas Kariuki Githuku is assistant professor of African history at York College, CUNY.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1: Inside the Mau Mau Mind: "Returning the Imperial" Gaze in
Centennial Perspective Chapter 2: White Man's Country: The Colonial
Foundations and Legal Architecture of the Kenyan State Chapter 3: Colonial
Rupture: African Experiential Anxiety of Transformation in Time, Space and
Place, 1900-1951 Chapter 4: '52 Minds on Kenya's Destiny: The view from
"the above" Chapter 5: Drudgery in Pyrrhic Victory: Whither the Fruits of
Independence? Chapter 6: "Matigari ma Njirungi": Bifurcation, Atomization
and Survival of the Mentalité of Struggle Chapter 7: "Bado Mapambano,"
Solidarity Forever: Latter Day Travails of Critical Publics Chapter 8: The
Long Kenyan Century: A People's Elusive Quest for "the Good Life"