The Power of the Oath - Mau Mau Nationalism in Kenya, 1952-1960

Opens a fresh conversation on the study of the Mau Mau rebellion and Kenyan history by arguing that Mau Mau was a nationalist movement rather than a Kikuyu war.

List of contents

List of Illustrations
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Discoursing Mau Mau and the Mau Mau Oath
The Evolution of the Mau Mau Oath
The Mau Mau Oath Process and Architecture
Shifting from Lawful to Unlawful: Mau Mau Oath Criminalization
Gender and the Mau Mau Oath
Mau Mau Oath Purification
Conclusion
Appendix A: Field Notes
Appendix B: Mau Mau Freedom Fighters, Prisons, and Concentration Camps in Ukambani
Appendix C: Survey Ritual Analysis 2008 and Mungiki Survey Analysis 2011
Notes
Bibliography
Index

About the author

Mickie Mwanzia Koster

Product details

• Authors: Mickie Koster, Mickie Mwanzia Koster, Mickie Mwanzia Koster, Mickie (Royalty Account) Mwanzia Koster
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.2016
• EAN: 9781580465465
• ISBN: 978-1-58046-546-5
• No. of pages: 262
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 236 mm x 27 mm
• Weight: 512 g
• Series: Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora; Rochester Studies in African H; Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora; Rochester Studies in African H
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Miscellaneous; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Afrika, Afrikanische Geschichte, Politik und Staat, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / African, History - General History, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, HISTORY / Africa / East