Part 1 The background to the revolt: the economics of desperation; frustrations of nationalism - 1952, the year of collision. Part 2 The military and ideological phase: British military strategy; propaganda and the oaths; Mau Mau military and the political strategy. Part 3 rehabilitation, independence and legacy: rehabilitation; towards independence - political parties and decolonization; the legacy of Mau Mau.
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. -
*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. -
*CONFLICT QUARTERLY*
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 * 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 * CONFLICT QUARTERLY *
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