Author: Errol Trzebinski
Publisher: W. W. Norton
ISBN: 9780393305326
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
Through interviews, diaries, and letters, The Kenya Pioneers tells the story of the European colonization of the Kenya highlands in the early twentieth century. Photos.
The Kenya Pioneers
Author: Errol Trzebinski
Publisher: W. W. Norton
ISBN: 9780393305326
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
Through interviews, diaries, and letters, The Kenya Pioneers tells the story of the European colonization of the Kenya highlands in the early twentieth century. Photos.
Publisher: W. W. Norton
ISBN: 9780393305326
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
Through interviews, diaries, and letters, The Kenya Pioneers tells the story of the European colonization of the Kenya highlands in the early twentieth century. Photos.
Settling in a Strange Land
Author: Cynthia Salvadori
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789966052711
Category : Muslims
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789966052711
Category : Muslims
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Madness and marginality
Author: Will Jackson
Publisher: Manchester University Press
ISBN: 1526118076
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
Based on over two hundred and fifty psychiatric case files, this book offers a radical new departure from existing historical accounts of what is still commonly thought of as the most picturesque of Britain’s colonies overseas. By tracing the life histories of Kenya’s ‘white insane’, the book allows for a new account of settler society: one that moves attention away from the ‘great white hunters’ and heroic pioneer farmers to all those Europeans who did not manage to emulate the colonial ideal. In doing so, it raises important new questions around deviance, transgression and social control. Sitting at the intersection of a number of fields, the book will appeal to students and teachers of imperial history, colonial medicine, African history and postcolonial theory and will prove a valuable addition to both undergraduate and postgraduate courses.
Publisher: Manchester University Press
ISBN: 1526118076
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
Based on over two hundred and fifty psychiatric case files, this book offers a radical new departure from existing historical accounts of what is still commonly thought of as the most picturesque of Britain’s colonies overseas. By tracing the life histories of Kenya’s ‘white insane’, the book allows for a new account of settler society: one that moves attention away from the ‘great white hunters’ and heroic pioneer farmers to all those Europeans who did not manage to emulate the colonial ideal. In doing so, it raises important new questions around deviance, transgression and social control. Sitting at the intersection of a number of fields, the book will appeal to students and teachers of imperial history, colonial medicine, African history and postcolonial theory and will prove a valuable addition to both undergraduate and postgraduate courses.
Nine Faces Of Kenya
Author: Elspeth Huxley
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1446484041
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 575
Book Description
In this marvelous anthology, Elspeth Huxley, our best and most popular writer on Africa, has drawn on her unparalleled knowledge of Kenya and its literature to present a fully rounded portrait of one of the most fascinating countries in the world. In nine sections focusing on exploration, travel, settlement, war, hunting, wildlife, environment, life-styles, and legend and poetry, using only first-hand accounts, she guides the reader through the story of Kenya from AD100 to the present with her characteristic candour and directness.
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1446484041
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 575
Book Description
In this marvelous anthology, Elspeth Huxley, our best and most popular writer on Africa, has drawn on her unparalleled knowledge of Kenya and its literature to present a fully rounded portrait of one of the most fascinating countries in the world. In nine sections focusing on exploration, travel, settlement, war, hunting, wildlife, environment, life-styles, and legend and poetry, using only first-hand accounts, she guides the reader through the story of Kenya from AD100 to the present with her characteristic candour and directness.
The New A-Z of Empire
Author: C. Brad Faught
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 0857720015
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
The British Empire, especially in its late-Victorian heyday, spanned the world and linked a quarter of world's population to Britain through a shared, official, allegiance to the Crown. In the long history of empires the British imperial state was among the most powerful ever and a major global player. "A New A-Z of Empire" catches the current burgeoning interest in empires and covers over 400 years of British imperial history from the founding of the East India Company in 1600, to the 'First' and 'Second' British Empires, the time of 'High Empire' following the War of American Independence, the unprecedented expansion of the 'Scramble' for Africa, the development of Dominion Status and the history - often turbulent - of decolonization and the growth of Commonwealth. The 400-plus entries include a rich panoply of individuals, territories, treaties, politics, the law, diplomacy, war and peace, administration, business and commerce, exploration, literature, art, literature and scholarship. Readers will find a mine of fascinating factual information, in concise form, with expert historical assessment, cross-referencing between entries and suggestions for further reading. The valuable time-line is essential to pick through the long period of complex history and links to key web resources are provided. "A New A-Z of Empire" is an indispensable tool for the scholar and student, and for the general reader interested in the rich history of the British Empire: a story of obscure foundation leading to dominance over a huge swathe of the globe, now represented by mere pinpricks on the world map.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 0857720015
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
The British Empire, especially in its late-Victorian heyday, spanned the world and linked a quarter of world's population to Britain through a shared, official, allegiance to the Crown. In the long history of empires the British imperial state was among the most powerful ever and a major global player. "A New A-Z of Empire" catches the current burgeoning interest in empires and covers over 400 years of British imperial history from the founding of the East India Company in 1600, to the 'First' and 'Second' British Empires, the time of 'High Empire' following the War of American Independence, the unprecedented expansion of the 'Scramble' for Africa, the development of Dominion Status and the history - often turbulent - of decolonization and the growth of Commonwealth. The 400-plus entries include a rich panoply of individuals, territories, treaties, politics, the law, diplomacy, war and peace, administration, business and commerce, exploration, literature, art, literature and scholarship. Readers will find a mine of fascinating factual information, in concise form, with expert historical assessment, cross-referencing between entries and suggestions for further reading. The valuable time-line is essential to pick through the long period of complex history and links to key web resources are provided. "A New A-Z of Empire" is an indispensable tool for the scholar and student, and for the general reader interested in the rich history of the British Empire: a story of obscure foundation leading to dominance over a huge swathe of the globe, now represented by mere pinpricks on the world map.
When Trumpets Call
Author: Patricia O'Toole
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0684864789
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 514
Book Description
Drawn from a wealth of new materials offering important new insights into Teddy Roosevelt's final decade, this spellbinding biography takes its title from Roosevelt's sense of himself as a man summoned to the heroic. of photos.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0684864789
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 514
Book Description
Drawn from a wealth of new materials offering important new insights into Teddy Roosevelt's final decade, this spellbinding biography takes its title from Roosevelt's sense of himself as a man summoned to the heroic. of photos.
Moving the Maasai
Author: L. Hughes
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 023024663X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 255
Book Description
This is the scandalous story of how the Maasai people of Kenya lost the best part of their land to the British in the 1900s. Drawing upon unique oral testimony and extensive archival research, Hughes describes the intrigues surrounding two enforced moves and the 1913 lawsuit, while explaining why recent events have brought the story full circle.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 023024663X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 255
Book Description
This is the scandalous story of how the Maasai people of Kenya lost the best part of their land to the British in the 1900s. Drawing upon unique oral testimony and extensive archival research, Hughes describes the intrigues surrounding two enforced moves and the 1913 lawsuit, while explaining why recent events have brought the story full circle.
The Palgrave Handbook of Kenyan History
Author: Wanjala S. Nasong'o
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3031094875
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 267
Book Description
This volume covers Kenya’s history, society, culture, economics, politics, and environment from precolonial times through the first years of independence. The book comprises twenty-one chapters divided into two parts. Part I focuses on the long precolonial moment, detailing the nature of precolonial Kenyan societies and their economics, politics, gender dynamics, and social organization. Part II examines Kenyan societies’ encounters with British colonialism, critically outlining the impact and implications of these encounters. The volume concludes with an examination of political consolidation after the country’s attainment of political independence and the subsequent foundations for political authoritarianism.
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3031094875
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 267
Book Description
This volume covers Kenya’s history, society, culture, economics, politics, and environment from precolonial times through the first years of independence. The book comprises twenty-one chapters divided into two parts. Part I focuses on the long precolonial moment, detailing the nature of precolonial Kenyan societies and their economics, politics, gender dynamics, and social organization. Part II examines Kenyan societies’ encounters with British colonialism, critically outlining the impact and implications of these encounters. The volume concludes with an examination of political consolidation after the country’s attainment of political independence and the subsequent foundations for political authoritarianism.
Historicizing Colonial Nostalgia
Author: P. Lorcin
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 1137013044
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
Comparative study of the writings and strategies of European women in two colonies, French Algeria and British Kenya, during the twentieth century. Its central theme is women's discursive contribution to the construction of colonial nostalgia.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 1137013044
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
Comparative study of the writings and strategies of European women in two colonies, French Algeria and British Kenya, during the twentieth century. Its central theme is women's discursive contribution to the construction of colonial nostalgia.
Red Strangers
Author: Christine Stephanie Nicholls
Publisher: Timewell Press
ISBN: 9781857252064
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
Kenya's forgotten history from its inception to independence in 1963.
Publisher: Timewell Press
ISBN: 9781857252064
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
Kenya's forgotten history from its inception to independence in 1963.