Mau Mau and Kenya: An Analysis of a Peasant Revolt (Blacks in the Diaspora) [Paperback]

Wunyabari O. Maloba (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0253211662 | ISBN-13: 978-0253211668 | Publication Date: March 22, 1998

"... an up-to-date, comprehensive, and accessible single-volume text to introduce the Mau Mau movement and its part in Kenya's nationalism and independence..." —International Journal of African Historical Studies

"Mau Mau and Kenya is a well written work which provides a clear and candid picture of the highly complex movements that were Mau Mau." —African History

Mau Mau and Kenya traces a unique peasant revolt against British colonialism. Was Mau Mau a national effort or an ethnic outburst? What were its political aims? Maloba describes the participants and their differing ideologies; relationships between the revolt and the conventional party politics of the Kenya African Union; and the impact of Mau Mau on decolonization in Kenya.

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

Maloba (history, Univ. of Delaware) has produced a scholarly study of the Mau Mau revolt in Kenya in the 1950s. While much has been written about Mau Mau over the years, those works have been more narrowly focused; Maloba's study differs in that it gives greater weight to the importance of nationalism as a factor in this revolt. While he compares and contrasts Mau Mau with other such peasant revolts, he also seeks to produce a systematic and comprehensive analysis of Mau Mau, including its political, economic, social, ideological, and military dimensions, from its inception down to its significance in postcolonial Kenya. Recommended for specialists in the field.
- Paul H. Thomas, Hoover Inst. Lib., Stanford, Cal.
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Review

Anyone looking for an up-to-date comprehensive, and accessible single-volume text to introduce the Mau Mau movement and its part in Kenya's nationalism and independence to an undergraduate readership need look no further. - John Lonsdale in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HISTORICAL STUDIES ...the book stands very well as an overview. Instructors prescribing preliminary reading for classes studying the conflicts of decolonization should ensure that it is on their lists. - Anthony Clayton in CONFLICT QUARTERLY --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Indiana University Press (March 22, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0253211662
• ISBN-13: 978-0253211668
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,101,551 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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