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Category : Kenya
Languages : en
Pages : 275

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Author: Historical Association of Kenya
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Category : Kenya
Languages : en
Pages : 304

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Author: Bethwell A. Ogot
Publisher: Ohio State University Press
ISBN: 9780821410516
Category : Decolonization
Languages : en
Pages : 292

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This is a sharply observed assessment of the history of the last half century by a distinguished group of historians of Kenya. At the same time the book is a courageous reflection in the dilemmas of African nationhood. Professor B. A. Ogot says: "The main purpose of the book is to show that decolonization does not only mean the transfer of alien power to sovereign nationhood; it must also entail the liberation of the worlds of spirit and culture, as well as economics and politics. "The book also raises a more fundamental question, that is: How much independence is available to any state, national economy or culture in today's world? It asks how far are Africa's miseries linked to the colonial past and to the process of decolonization? "In particular the book raises the basic question of how far Kenya is avoidably neo-colonial? And what does neo-colonial dependence mean? The book answers these questions by discussing the dynamic between the politics of decolonization, the social history of class formation and the economics of dependence. The book ends with a provocative epilogue discussing the transformation of the post-colonial state from a single-party to a multi-party system."

Author: Historical Association of Kenya. Conference
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Category : Africa, East
Languages : en
Pages : 275

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Author: Bethwell A. Ogot
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ISBN: 9780821410509
Category : Decolonization
Languages : en
Pages : 270

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Author: Bethwell A. Ogot
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Languages : en
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Author: Mwangi, Susan Waiyego
Publisher: Langaa RPCIG
ISBN: 9956550345
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 238

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Kenya’s nationalism during the colonial period was marked by two main characteristics that feature in this book. First, the struggle for independence that was mainly characterized by the claim for land that had been taken away by the colonizers. Second was the struggle for autonomy and self-determination, mainly through political resistance. The authors in this book analyse historical trajectories of Kenya's nationalism trends while highlighting the role of political leaders, large as well as small ethnic groups, perennial conflicts, community as well as religious leaders, among others. The discussions demonstrate that quest for a national identity that is inclusive at all levels – whether politically, economically, religiously and ethnically – has marked Kenya's struggle for nationalism, sometimes leading to violence, especially during election periods, national unity through political coalitions and reconciliation, as well as institutional reforms. In conclusion, the authors demonstrate that while Kenya is gradually advancing towards national cohesion, there are still many challenges yet to be surmounted.

Author: David F. Gordon
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0429711808
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 203

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In this book the author examines the efforts of the colonial regime to shape the process of decolonization in Kenya from the end of World War II until independence in 1963, focusing on the conflict between the state’s two imperatives–promoting economic development and establishing and maintaining control. Dr. Gordon reviews the different political

Author: Bethwell A. Ogot
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Category : Africa
Languages : en
Pages : 218

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The papers included in this volume are selections from the forty contributions that were made at the seminar in Kericho, Kenya from 28-31 1995. The Theme of the seminar was Ethnicity, Nationalism and Democracy in Africa.

Author: Claude Emerson Welch
Publisher: SUNY Press
ISBN: 9780873954419
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 408

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Anatomy of Rebellion provides an understanding of four rebellions that will make clear the factors that are crucial in the development of other rebellions. Seeking a political pattern in the process of rebellion, Claude Welch, Jr., has investigated four large-scale rural uprisings that came close to becoming revolutions: the Taiping rebellion in China 1850-64, the Telengana uprising in India of 1946-51, the Mau Mau rebellion in Kenya of 1952-56, the Kwilu uprising in Zaire of 1963-65. Weaving the facts of these rebellions with theories about political violence, Welch follows the rebellions through the initial stages of discontent to the explosion of violence to the suppression of the uprisings. He then challenges explanations of political violence, both Marxist and non-Marxist, that other scholars have proposed. Rebellions have not been studied as thoroughly as the major successful revolutions, although the frequency of rebellions in the modern world is not likely to diminish. Rural dwellers' discontents are still clashing with central governments' ambitions; Anatomy of Rebellion clarifies how this volatile type of political violence occurs.