Mau Mau Crucible of War Statehcb

Informationen zum Autor Nicholas K. Githuku is assistant professor of African History at CUNY, York College. Klappentext Mau Mau Crucible of War is a study of the social and cultural history of the mentalité of struggle in Kenya, which reached a peak during the Mau Mau War of the 1950s. This struggle continues to resonate in Kenya today through the ongoing demand for a decent standard of living and social justice for all. Zusammenfassung Mau Mau Crucible of War is a study of the social and cultural history of the mentalité of struggle in Kenya, which reached a peak during the Mau Mau War of the 1950s. This struggle continues to resonate in Kenya today through the ongoing demand for a decent standard of living and social justice for all. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1: Inside the Mau Mau Mind: "Returning the Imperial" Gaze in Centennial Perspective Chapter 2: White Man's Country: The Colonial Foundations and Legal Architecture of the Kenyan State Chapter 3: Colonial Rupture: African Experiential Anxiety of Transformation in Time, Space and Place, 1900-1951 Chapter 4: '52 Minds on Kenya's Destiny: The view from "the above" Chapter 5: Drudgery in Pyrrhic Victory: Whither the Fruits of Independence? Chapter 6: "Matigari ma Njirungi": Bifurcation, Atomization and Survival of the Mentalité of Struggle Chapter 7: "Bado Mapambano," Solidarity Forever: Latter Day Travails of Critical Publics Chapter 8: The Long Kenyan Century: A People's Elusive Quest for "the Good Life"

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• Authors: Nicholas K. Githuku, Githuku Nicholas K.
• Assisted by: Lonsdale John (Foreword), Maxon Robert M. (Foreword)
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.12.2015
• EAN: 9781498506984
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-0698-4
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > General, dictionaries; 20th Century, HISTORY / Social History, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Peace, Nationalism, Social & cultural history, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / African, HISTORY / Africa / East, Kenya, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Social and cultural history, Peace studies and conflict resolution, African History, Peace studies & conflict resolution, African Studies;Kenya;Mau Mau;Postcolonial Studies