Decolonization & Independence In Kenya: 1940-93 (Eastern African Studies) [Paperback]

B.A. Ogot (Author), William Ochieng (Contributor)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 15, 1996

In this text, a group of Kenyan historians provide an analysis of the history of the 30 years since Kenya's independence in 1963. The first three chapters examine the transformation of the political arena from the period after World War II to the Mau Mau emergency and the period leading up to independence. There follows a section on Pax Kenyatta, when Jomo Kenyatta remained the pivotal agency in the postcolonial transformation. The chapters on the Moi era looks to the recent past, as well as forward to the future as Kenya tries to develop its democratic procedures. North America: Ohio U Press; Kenya: EAEP

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Editorial Reviews

Review

The last fifty years are a historical minefield, and in modern Kenya writing history can be more than the pleasantly subversive activity advocated by post-modernists. The authors have the necessary qualities and they have produced the kind of history which urgently needs writing - and reading - in Kenya ... . If their historical vision is true, Kenya may yet see better days again. In the West, historians have become resigned to being ignored and irrelevant. A book like this reminds us that we too may have responsibilities and duties beyond the academic department and the promotion committee. - Richard Waller in JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL & COMMONWEALTH HISTORY --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Ohio University Press; 1 edition (April 15, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0821410512
• ISBN-13: 978-0821410516
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
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